Nuclear Fusion: The future, the problems, and where we are now. Jake Carmack & Paul Turner Intro Energy is something that has been discussed more and more in recent years. Today the most common sources of energy are fossil fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal. Slow development has been made in green energy such as solar and wind; the problem with green energy is efficiency. Nuclear fission is another form of “green energy,” and its efficiency is greater than its other green counterparts; however
roller coaster, I’ll tell you what. When a red giant star is done with its life it explodes creating a supernova. While most stars end up as white dwarfs or neutron stars, only stars 10 to 15 times the mass of our sun can become black holes. It blasts part of that star into the void of space but it leaves behind a large “cold” remnant. In order for a star to function it needs to produce nuclear fusion, which a dead star obviously doesn’t. Nuclear fusion creates continuous energy and outward force and
Since the beginning of this technologically advanced era, the citizens of Malaysia have been wondering if nuclear power plants will bring more benefits than harm if it were to be built in Malaysia. As countless researches have been done all over the world, it has been said to have more advantages than disadvantages. Despite a few major incidents have occurred, it is still a controversial topic. Nuclear capabilities such as nuclear energy brings more benefit than harm to Malaysia as it is very safe
Feet from Stardom is an Oscar winning American documentary film directed by documentary Morgan Neville. Behind every superstar and their hit single there are a number of backup singers who make the superstar shine brighter which often leads to, the stars outshining the backup singers completely. This documentary focuses on these backup singers. Heaps of people have heard their voices and know their voices but no one knows the names of these singers. Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the voices behind
Brahe’s observation about Mars with his instruments would later be necessary for the model of the solar system. As he found no displacement of the stars he concluded 2 things. These conclusions were that the earth was the center of the universe or that the stars were so far away that the displacement was unnoticeable. He later decided that the earth was the center of Universe instead of the latter option. He then proposed a model of the Solar system with
A few galaxies outside the Milky Way are visible in the night sky to the unaided eye. In the 10th century, the Persian astronomer Al-Sufi made the earliest recorded identification of the Andromeda Galaxy, describing it as a "small cloud". The Andromeda Galaxy was independently noted by Simon Marius in 1612. In 1755, Immanuel Kant used the term "island Universe" to describe these distant nebulae. Toward the end of the 18th century, Charles Messier compiled a catalog containing the 109 brightest celestial
over the clear black. Draco, meaning "dragon" in Latin, is located in the far northern hemisphere, and was one of the 48 constellations to be named by 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. There are actually four representations of this collection of stars, only three of which are dragons. The first of these explanations is the Greek tale of Ladon, a dragon slain by Hercules as part of his twelve labors. Ladon was a beast protecting the golden apples of Hesperides, which Hercules was tasked with stealing
Bergson). During the twentieth century, the world wars were playing out so one can see why authors at the time would choose to focus on celestial settings instead of their violence-driven home. In Arthur C. Clarke’s, space odyssey short story, “The Star,” a Jesuit astrophysicist priest’s faith has been shaken with the discovery of an obliterated race deep in outer space. Likewise, in E. M. Forster’s, insightful short story, “The Celestial Omnibus,” a young boy ventures out and locates a bus to heaven
many brilliant stars and with the leading star Sirius it´s well visible on the night sky, especially in late summer. The days the Greater Dog is visible are the "dog days" of summer. You can see the constellation in the east before sunrise. The so called Dog Star Sirius is 8.7 light years away from our earth and not only the brighest star in his constellation, but also in the entire night sky . In my opinion, it´s an interesting tradition in the Black family to name their kids after stars (Orion, Sirius)
An astronomer from ASTRON named Micheal Garrrett entered a debate. ASTRON is the Dutch Astronomy Research Foundation. He claimed that there are maybe a few to zero kardashev Type III civilizations in the “local universe”. A kardashev type III is a word used to describe an advanced alien civilization. He said that these civilizations are classified by kardashev type III civilizations because they can harness energy at a galactic scale. Garrett also claimed that we should be able to detect them with