Essays on Space Exploration

Since its conception, space exploration has captured the imaginations of many in a limitless frontier, where ingenuity is unbound and social barriers do not hinder humanity’s collective quest for knowledge; however, when considering the implications of space exploration, advocates must acknowledge the financial costs of...

We have a special feeling toward the other planets that circle our sun. Maybe it’s all the science fiction stories about visiting the moon, Mars and other planets. But we love to think about those planets that make up what we call “the solar system.”...

Background The Space Race had created two strong space programs that would end up competing for space supremacy as a result of the intense competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both countries made great emphasis in their efforts to create a stronger...

Never before in the history of humankind has it been possible to explore other planets and in the not so distant future it may become a reality. Advances in technology in the 1960s resulted in the first visit to the moon and these advances responsible...

On July 20, 1969, Man took their first steps on the moon. This was an enormous triumph for NASA, but also the United States as a whole. It is a day in history that paved the way for many future space missions and discoveries, and...

These are the famous words spoken by Neil Alden Armstrong. Who was the first person in history to walk on the moon. He left earth on July 16, 1969 to embark on this extraordinary lunar mission. Neil had shown immense courage and bravery to venture...

In this modern world we are indulged with different circumstances of our life. Men are busy in jobs to earn money they have schedule from morning to night, children have school routine and women mostly get busy in cooking for their children and husband. Do...

Abstract: Europa, a lunar sized ice-covered body has been fascinating geologist with its extreme surface features. From the past fly-by missions has provided us with high resolution SSI images revealing various surface features and units. This paper briefly reviews on the understanding of the surface...

To explore the planet Venus has been always an interesting subject for mankind. Improving and understanding of Venus is very important. It is second planet from the Sun, It orbits sun at 224.7 days earth. Atmosphere of this planet is very challenging for any kind...

Falcon 9 is a family of two-stage-to-orbit medium lift launch vehicles, named for its use of nine first-stage engines, designed and manufactured by SpaceX. Variants include the retired Falcon 9 v1.0 and Falcon 9 v1.1, as well as the current Falcon 9 Full Thrust, both...

Scientists believe the Universe began in a hot ‘big bang’ about 13,600 million years ago. The Universe continues to expand today. The evidence for the Big Bang theory includes the existence of a microwave background radiation, and red-shift. Stars do not remain the same, but...

If you are a serious astronomy fanatic like a lot of us are, you can probably remember that one event in childhood that started you along this exciting hobby. It might have been that first time you looked through a telescope. But for many of...

Spacecraft in the Outer Solar System versus Space Craft in the Inner Solar System. Spacecraft operating in the inner Solar System usually rely on the use of photovoltaic solar panels to generate electricity from sunlight. In the outer solar system, where the sunlight is too...

The Columbia Accident Central Issue: The main issue of this case is the restriction of power that NASA was given by the government and the unsafe decisions they were forced to make in order to try and gain some power and respect back. The History...

Astronomers have found less than 2,000 pulsars, but there should be about a billion neutron stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. There are two reasons for this cause, and one of them is age. Most neutron stars are billions of years old, indicating they have...

Cosmology is the scientific study of the large-scale properties of the universe as a whole. It endeavors the use of scientific method to understand the origin, evolution and ultimate fate of the universe. Cosmology involves the formation of theories or hypothesis about the universe which...

Humans, since the dawn of time, have been interested in what lies outside of Earth. People were curious what zero gravity would feel like, and what it would do to the human body. Valerie Neal, curator and chair of space history at the Smithsonian National...

Space exploration is a process spurred by human curiosity and the desire for knowledge to traverse the unknown. Other than that, exploring the unknown allows us to generate a greater understanding of the universe and solar system on a level that sanctions technological advances to...

The big bang theory is formerly known as one of the most accepted simulations of our world. The framework estimates the start of our world in some 13.8 billion years ago. This model says that in the start of all that our small world was...

The question is in everyone’s mind. People all over the world devote their lives to figuring out the answer. Does alien life exist? There is proof of habitable areas in the solar system and ways to learn more about them, planets that meet some of...

The issue ‘Is there life on other planets?” started since the start of the human obsession with the outer space, and is still waiting for a reply. The Catholic Church violently punished early astronomers seeking life on other planets. People have seen these astronomers as...

A new study shows that aliens exist, and they have already visited our planet! Scientists say the reason we have not seen them yet is because they have not visited in a long time (10 million years). Originally published in The Astronomical Journal, the study...

Recently astronomers were able to map about 1 billion stars around us. Sounds impressive, but that’s less than 1% of total stars there are in the Milky Way. It’s statistically impossible that we are the first intelligent species in the galaxy. There were advanced civilizations...

“What if there are other life forms living from the far-side of the universe other than us?” Humankind has been unceasing in trying to find an evidence of life outside our own shelter. Spearheaded by NASA, scientists have sent several expeditions to unseal mysteries that...

An invisible universe, an impossible substance holding the ever expanding universe together on wire thin strings, everything you can see, on Earth or in space, is almost totally dominated by one substance; dark matter. For over 50 years, scientists have been trying to comprehend this...

We experiment and observe to find out the different characteristics that make up the universe. In order to do so, we must go over basic observation such as what it looks like, and how it interacts with other things around it, etc. These are the...

Background The Space Race had created two strong space programs that would end up competing for space supremacy as a result of the intense competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both countries made great emphasis in their efforts to create a stronger...

On July 20, 1969, Man took their first steps on the moon. This was an enormous triumph for NASA, but also the United States as a whole. It is a day in history that paved the way for many future space missions and discoveries, and...

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” is one of the most iconic quotes in American history. NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Association, has a rich history including the Apollo 11 mission and its astronauts. Apollo 11, the first...

Life outside Earth has been one of the ultimate goals for generations. Whether it be finding life outside Earth or moving life outside of Earth. Still after so many years humans are primarily stationed on this planet. The biggest issue stopping humans from moving for...