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Search for Extraterrestrial Life, 2005.
An overview of the Search for Extraterrestrial Life project and the technology it uses in its search for extraterrestrial life.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper discusses the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project and its search for extraterrestrial life via the capture and analysis of radio signals and use of cutting edge technology.
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"Ever since ancient times, man has wondered about the existence of intelligent life on other planets. Speculation about what that life might be like has fueled the entire science fiction literary genre as well as a substantial number of movies, some of them excellent. Now, in the 21st Century, the search for extraterrestrial life has moved from the realm of science fiction into the realm of real science. New discoveries, new tools and cutting edge technologies have made the search for extraterrestrial life systematic, scholarly,..."
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Geology of the Moon, 2004.
A description of the geology of the moon based on samples brought back from the moon.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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The paper describes the geology of the moon as determined by samples brought back from the moon and gravitational and magnetic studies carried out by the Apollo and Lunar Prospector missions. It describes the types of minerals found on the moon, and how the various geologic features were formed.
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Black Holes, 2004.
A look at how the study of black holes has contributed to a better understanding of the universe.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper discusses current knowledge about the development and detection of black holes and explains that the study of black holes is justified because it increases our understanding of the universe. The paper also discusses the contribution of the Hubble Telescope to the study of black holes.
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contributions of the study of black holes to the understanding of the universe Introduction Newspaper stores in mid-February provided accounts of the detection of the existence of a form of energy that is dark unseen and permeating space Glanz A primary effect of this force is to push the universe apart The importance of the effect is that by overcoming gravity the universe expands as opposed to collapsing upon itself There remains a massive absence of knowledge about the force that has been detected although the existence of
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Comets, 2006.
This paper describes comets and their effects on the solar system and Earth's atmosphere.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 39.95
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This paper describes the origins of comets, large and small. The author points out the effects of the impact of a large comet with the Earth in Tunguska, Russia in 1908 and its effects on the atmosphere.
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"Comets consist of rock ice and organic compounds and they can be several miles in diameter. They are thought to originate from a region which is beyond the orbits of the outermost planets and scientists believe that gravitational perturbations jolt them ..."
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Meteors, 2003.
This paper examines meteor showers and meteor storms.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper describes the origin of meteors, their composition and properties. The author explains the source of light and color of meteors, their speed and size. The paper gives some features of major meteor showers such as the Leonid and Perseid.
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"The smallest units in the solar system, which can be observed with the naked eye, are meteoroids and they range in size from large fragments of asteroids and comets to small micro-meteoroids. Most meteoroid streams come from..."
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The Planet Jupiter, 2003.
This paper discusses Jupiter, the largest planet in the universe.
2,445 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper explains that Jupiter, which has a mass of 1.900e27 kg., has more than twice the mass of all the other planets' masses combined and is over 300 times the mass of the Earth. The author points out that, when observing from Earth, Jupiter can best be seen when it is near its solar opposition, which is where Jupiter and the Earth are both aligned on the same side of the sun; Jupiter rises at Earth's sunset and sets at Earth's sunrise thereby being visible all during the night hours. The paper relates that the first space probe to Jupiter was Pioneer 10 in 1973, followed by Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and Ulysses; the spacecraft Galileo is currently orbiting, sending data for at least two more years as it continues to orbit Jupiter.
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"Jupiter has a dynamic weather system, indicated by the colorful bands at the latitudes, and the atmospheric clouds and storms. The pattern of the clouds can change within days or hours. The Great Red Spot, which is a complex storm system, moves in a counter-clockwise direction. Found throughout the clouds, with their banded appearance, are smaller storms and eddies. In the storm's center, and near the center, random motions are detected in small amounts, but motions appear to rotate in four to six days near the outer edges."
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Space Shuttle - Unsafe at Any Cost?, 2005.
An exploration of how policy and budgetary considerations have influenced shuttle safety.
2,911 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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The space shuttle program from inception has been challenged by trade-offs. Management at NASA is forced to make difficult decisions regarding schedule and budgets, and some of those decisions aren't proper from an engineering perspective. Due to budgetary constraints and a disconnect between management and sound engineering, the nation has experienced two shuttle tragedies: Challenger and Columbia. This paper attempts to explore the tradeoff and conflict between budget and safety.
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Bad Beginnings
Challenger
From Challenger to Columbia
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"On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 18 miles from its initial launch point at Kennedy Space Center, a mere 73 seconds into its tenth flight. Seen only by launch cameras, intermittent puffs of black smoke escaped the right solid rocket booster (SRB) from .678 until 2.733 seconds into the flight, stopping only to reemerge as a flame another 56 seconds later, and ultimately leading to the destruction of the orbiter. (NASA, 1986) All eight crew members of the Challenger were lost in the explosion and the eight-mile plummet into the Atlantic Ocean."
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Edwin Hubble, 2005.
An analysis of Edwin Hubble's impact on 20th century cosmology and astronomy.
1,229 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper covers Hubble's time and place in his scientific era, a compact biography and a brief explanation of his scientific achievements. It looks at how he discovered that there are more galaxies than just the Milky Way and how he tackled two of the most fundamental questions about the universe, its age and size.
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"Born in 1889, Edwin Hubble grew to be a very "large mass of ego," as author Bill Bryson states in A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003) (114). He was born in a small Missouri town on the edge of the Ozarks and grew up in Wheaton, Illinois; on the outskirts of Chicago. His father was a successful insurance executive, so life was always calm and Hubble abiding. Accordingly, Hubble was remarked to be a tough and poised athlete, charismatic, chic, and immensely good-looking-"handsome almost to a fault," in the words of William H. Cropper; as well as "an Adonis" in the words of another admirer (115). These fated gifts were used more or less in constant acts of valor-rescuing drowning swimmers, leading frightened men to safety across the battlefields of France, embarrassing world-champion boxers with knockdown punches in exhibition bouts."
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The Space Race, 2004.
A overview of the history of the space race between the USSR and America.
1,729 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This essay provides a history of the United States' space program and its rationale for beginning such a program. It also gives information on the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to see who would be the first nation to put a man on the moon. It explains that when it looked as if the Soviets were ahead with the launching of the satellite Sputnik, America ultimately pulled through to finish first in the space race.
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"The United States's main rationale for carrying out a space exploration program was the rivalry with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Both nations had the desire to demonstrate a technological superiority of one form of government over another: a democratic state versus a communist dictatorship. So after both sides became aware that space flight was possible, the Cold War rivalry was the key that opened the door to aggressive space exploration on both sides."
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