Habitable Planets
Through the Lens: Astronomy, "Searching for Other Earths" (Standard Definition)
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Activity: Look up the term "habitable zone." (This will be discussed further in the video clip.)
Activity: Research why astronomers … more
Through the Lens: Astronomy, "Rocky Exoplanets"
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Before watching the video:
Activity: Look up the term "habitable zone." (This will be discussed further in the … more
Life in Titan's Atmosphere; The Long-Term Evolution Experiment; Adding Neanderthal Genes to Human DNA; Noncarbon-based Life-forms
Life in Titan's atmosphere; The Long-Term Evolution Experiment; Adding Neanderthal genes to human DNA; Noncarbon-based life-forms more
Searching for Earth Analog Planets
arXIV.org, "The Occurrence Rate of Earth Analog Planets Orbiting Sunlike Stars" Mar 03, 2011; http://arxiv.org/abs/1103.1443 more
Through the Lens: Astronomy, "Gas Giants" (HD)
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Activity: Research the term "gas giant." What are the characteristics of a gas giant? What makes a body a planet? (This term will be … more
Are these new planets really habitable?
Astrobiology, "Habitable Planets: What Are We Learning from Kepler and Ground-Based Searches?" Vol. 11 No. 4, 2011 more
Super Earths May Be Superior at Fostering Life
Yahoo! News, “Super Earths May Be Superior at Fostering Life,” by Leslie Mullen, December 1, 2009 ; http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091201/sc_space/superearthsmaybesuperioratfosteringlife/print more
Through the Lens: Astronomy, "Habitable Zones" (High Definition)
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Before watching the video:
Activity: Research the term "habitable zone." What does it entail? What are the key criteria that scientists consider when classifying a … more
Through the Lens: Astronomy, "Habitable Zones" (Standard Definition)
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Before watching the video:
Activity: Research the term "habitable zone." What does it entail? What are the key criteria that scientists consider when classifying a … more
Rare Solar System Location
The solar system’s current position (in between two nearby exceptionally symmetrical and widely separated spiral arms that are devoid of any significant spurs or feathers) keeps the solar … more
Where Did Earth Get Its Phosphorus?
Phosphates serve as the backbone for all nucleic acids and are the major repository of chemical energy for metabolism. The human body contains about 11,000 parts per million of phosphorus by weight. … more
Too Much Sulfur
Sulfur plays a crucial role in life chemistry. This fact became personal for me a year ago when I was diagnosed as sulfur deficient. Many protein functions crucially depend on sulfur. Fortunately, … more
Why Jupiter and Saturn Have No Twins
Likewise, the discovery of over 300 extrasolar gas giant planets combined with spacecraft missions to explore the outer solar system is beginning to establish the rare gas giant planet system … more
Milky Way Galaxy’s Tiny Black Hole
The latest and most definitive measurement puts the mass of that black hole at 3,600,000 times the mass of the Sun.1
The Milky Way Galaxy’s central black hole by itself is not dangerous to … more
More Evidence for the Design of Earthquake Activity
In the December 2007 issue of Astrobiology Stanford University geophysicists Norman H. Sleep and Mark D. Zoback note that the higher tectonic activity during Earth’s early history could have … more
Design of the Solar System’s Gas Giants
The masses and orbits of the solar system’s four gas giant planets are crucial for life on planet Earth. Without the gas giant planets, Earth would suffer from frequent life-destructive … more
Martian Climate Instabilities Compared to Earth’s
Mars is a good example of such a pathway. It also is a good example of how the study of other planets can expose hidden evidences for supernatural design in our own planet.
In a recent issue of … more
Search for the Sun’s Twin
The discovery of over 270 extrasolar planets, combined with spacecraft missions to explore the outer solar system, likewise is beginning to establish the rare planetary system doctrine. In July 2007, … more
Cosmic Creation Model and the First Stars
In attempting to achieve a comprehensive validation of the biblically predicted big bang creation model1the greatest challenge for astronomers has been assembling a detailed history for the formation … more
Potentially Habitable Planets Are Common; Early Mars Too Acidic, Salty for Life
Source: National Geographic News, "Potentially Habitable Planets are Common, Study Says," February 18, 2008; "Early Mars Too Acidic, Salty for Life, Experts Say," February 17, 2008 more