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IST 605: Planets: Giant and Dwarf

Resources related to astronomy, space, and science

Photos

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hubble-provides-unique-ultraviolet-view-of-jupiter/

Photo is an ultraviolet view of Jupiter. This image is from the NASA Hubble space telescope and shows the planet Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. This photo still captures the massive storm on Jupiter called the great red spot, because ultraviolet rays cannot be seen on camera. Colors were added to represent the different wavelengths of the ultraviolet. Jupiter normally has orangey colors in this photo. Jupiter is seen in blues, purples and pinks.

 

https://science.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-0301099/

This photo of Uranus was taken on August 7, 1988. The photo was taken on the Hubble space telescope. This picture shows the four major rings and 10 of the 17 known satellites. The photo was given color to easily show the different regents of the planet. The different colors on the planet reflect the different changes in the atmosphere due to sun, gasses, clouds, etc.

Videos

https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20171115_m12776_LifeInTheUniverse

This video discusses how NASA finds other planets. This video explores how the Hubble Telescope works to capture photographs of outer space. Many of the hypothesis are reflected on the knowledge of Earth's environment and atmosphere. There has been an increase in desire for finding planets that are sustainable for life. These are called exoplanet.

https://youtu.be/1Ll-VHYxWXU?si=2rEtHTNaUxDXxQ7J

This video discusses NASA's Mars rover. This rover was meant to explore Mars for 90 days and instead explored Mars for more than 15 years from 2004 to 2019. This video discusses some of the great achievements that the Mars Rover opportunity discovered, including the discovery and proof of liquid water on ancient mars. It also held the record for the highest off world driving record. It drove over 22.2 miles on Mars.

https://youtu.be/Lsim6FYtXSw?si=vA5dvYjBpeCts3tX

This video demonstrates the size of the universe. It compares the planets and stars of our local solar system compared to what has been discovered. These graphics show the planets would appear as size wise if they were next to each other. The video shows a comparison of the different universes compared to the planets and the stars. The video even compares many of the planets in our solar system to some of the moons in our solar system.