Essays on Space

Are we really alone on this earth? Do the Police Departments or the Park Rangers have cases of the paranormal? How does this affect the people involved? These are the questions that go through most people’s minds when they are told stories about the Navajo…

There are few stories that will captivate readers and keep them immersed in a plot like Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game. This compelling novel follows the story of Ender Wiggin, an imaginative, intelligent and courageous young boy, recruited by the International Fleet for a special…

Introduction Space exploration has always been of particular interest to me. The idea that man can travel and reach remote planets, solar systems or even other galaxies intertwine in my mind with ideas of time travelling, instant transportation of matter, intergalactic spaceships, and reaching the…

When was the first exoplanet discovered?It is rather quite complex to find out when was the first exoplanet found but I will recite the major breakthroughs in the field of discovering exoplanets. The first indication of an exoplanet’s existence originated around the late 1920s but…

On my 13th birthday, my father presented me with a telescope. Aiming it upwards, we peered at the dark blemishes on our moon’s surface, observed one of Jupiter’s moons, and made out the fuzzy rings of Saturn. My dad and I share a passion for…

Space colonization may be the future. NASA reports that establishing a human colony is the next step in space exploration. Who will be the first colonists, hailed as pioneers and heroes? I know I will not be among them. The potential for physical dangers, the…

SPACE WEATHER RADIATION OF SUN EFFECTING SPACE WEATHER It is a branch of space physics and aeronomy worried about the time shifting conditions inside the Solar System, including the sunlight based breeze, accentuating the space encompassing the Earth, incorporating conditions in the magnetosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere,…

The Open Skies policy is based upon a mutual air carrier understanding to which the U.S. Government works hand in hand with other countries. This notion pertains to rights of passengers from all nations and cargo carrier amenities with the hopes of creating a free-market…

Dark Matter The inquisitive nature of humans has led to numerous discoveries and knowledge; however, with each discovery more questions arise. One of the fields physicists have been working on for a long time now is to understand the working of the universe. Many studies…

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