Daily Archives: April 8, 2013

Finding Exoplanets – Gravitational Microlensing

Posted on April 8, 2013 by charlesbcochran

The search for exoplanets is difficult. Even more so when the method of gravitational microlensing is used. Back in the day, Einstein proved the existence of gravitational lensing. Basically what happens is when a distant and close star are aligned … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Final Maven Instrument for Mars

Posted on April 8, 2013 by indianwm

The instrument above will be fitted on Mars Atmosphere and Volotile and Evolution spacecraft, or MAVEN. This instrument is a spectrometer for neutral gas and ion mass which will test the upper atmosphere of Mars. This instrument is important so we can understand the changes that have occurred within the upper atmosphere and analyze the […] Continue reading →

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Why Pluto is Not a Planet

Posted on April 8, 2013 by indianwm

This informative video talks about Pluto, from discovery to why it is no longer considered a planet, but a dwarf planet. The discovery of Pluto was in 1930 by a man named Clyde Tombaugh in Arizona. Since this time Pluto has been classified as a Dwarf Planet. It lays in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune […] Continue reading →

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