Are there any interesting facts about Astronomy and Space?????

Question

I want to know more about it, as I'm very much eager in exploring whether there are any living planets, or interesting planetary bodies, or meteorites heading towards Earth or something like that. I need proof, coz many people usually say simply to earn points...

Answer 1

well astronomy has allot of interesting facts,and I'm not sure if your just starting out with astronomy but i can tell you allot of cool things.but it sounds more like you will be interested with life on other planets and exoplanets etc.did you know there was a team of scientist who search for life in the universe with huge radio telescopes,this team is called SETI,or the Search for Extra Terestial Intelligence.you can go to there website at  www.seti.org.and people are always discovering new worlds around other stars and they come in a wide variety.look up exoplanets/database and it will give you allot of info on planets,i hoped this was helpful to you.

p.s.look up Carl Sagan and frank drake they are very cool people and who knows some day,with your eagerness to learn you will be the next Carl Sagan or something,and never stop learning by the way because knowledge is power.

Answer 2

Hi,  Well, not knowing when you asked the question for sure, I'll start with what's coming up the soonest.

On the 28th of July is a fairly weak meteor shower coming, but the big one is due next month in August - around the 14th.  The annual Perseid (Per-see-id) Meteor shower.  They just don't happen on the 14th, but that's when they peak.  They're visible anywhere from a week either side of the 14th.

The best time and way to observe them is with the naked-eye, no telescopes or binoculars needed.  The best time is after midnight your local time, as the side of the earth you live on is facing the direction we're going around the sun.  So it acts like a big scoop and so you see more meteors that way.  The meteors you'll see are remnants from Halley's Comet the last time it came through (1976)...and depending on if we go through a thick or thin area of the stream will determine if we get a shower or a "storm".  Meteor storms can produce hundreds of meteors an hour (or sometimes per minute!), but the average count for the Perseids is between 50 and 60 per hour.

The Perseids are great because they're very fast moving and produce lots of "fireballs"...even some "bolides" (boh-lydes) which are fireballs that come in and then explode from excessive heating.  You don't hear anything, but it's pretty cool to see.  On some, you can even see a smokey trail behind the meteors...that's really nice to see.

Also, any time you're outside, look for "stars" that don't twinkle...those are usually planets.  Even with binoculars, you can see four of the moons of Jupiter (Io, Callisto, Ganymeade, and Europa), and on good nights you can just make out the rings of Saturn with binoculars (10X50's are best for this with a steady mount or bracing your arms on something).

Hope this helps you some,

73's

Jim

Answer 3

none whatsoever. this is the most boring, meaningless area of human endeavour there is.