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how do i draw a poster of facts about the solar system? for science i need to draw a poster about the solar system. where are good sites to look for such information? how do i find out about the 'nine' planets, which order they go in... size... their distance from the sun and that sort of information. what are the 'gas giants'? how can i find out this?

what are some good websights for facts about the solar system? i need to know how each planet was formed and what kind of planet it is.

Does anybody know a good website for solar system facts? Im doing a report on the solar system but i need some good websites that have good facts and interesting things. Thanks!! =]

Know any really cool facts about the moons in our solar system? I'm doing a project on the moons of our solar system, and I have to make it interesting. help? I mean, like facts about it's terrain and other stuff like that. The gases that are on it... What we could be able to do if we were to visit there... Stuff like that.

Can you give me some interesting facts about the planets and the solar system? They can be any anything but especially should be relating to the sizes, comparisons, mass, etc..

What is the most interesting fact that you know about the solar system? Can you name the most interesting fact ever about the solar system? They can be anything that can be easily identified as interesting or funny? Ha. Nice ideas so far but bare in mind I am 13 YEARS old not 13 MONTHS. I was actually thinking along the lines of something to do about the history etc. or something interesting about the solar system.

Fun Facts about the solar system? 1.Fun facts about the sun. 2.Fun facts about the 8 planets.

Does anyone have any interesting quick facts about the solar system? Anything at all.? I'am making a quiz and I need Facts so that i can make them into questions. It's a multiple choice quiz so please be specific.

Can you please list some facts about the solar system?

Looking for fun facts about the planets as well as other objects in our solar system.? Im working on a childrens book for astronomy and i need to find "fun" and interesting facts. I have been having a hard time finding these. Any help would be appreciated.

Facts about the solar system? Can you people give me fun facts about all nine planets thanx

who is the author of the children's book 15 Facts About the Solar System?

what are some of the facts about the solar system?

Solar system facts.... that u love? can some one give me two or three of the amazing facts they love about the space/solar system.

HELP!!!!!!!!! Solar System facts......? Okay.... I need to make a science project. My partner and I have chosen to talk about the solar system. I need some facts for the report. Please and Thank you. I really need juicy facts. Thx yes if some of u r wondering i did read a lot 2. i just need an extra boost on facts and info. my partner n i are going to make a solar system diagram and we are going to study about each planet individualy. hope this helps!!!

i ned some easy solar system facts for kids? i need some basic solar system facts for kids

In need 2 facts about the solar system.?

Know any amazing facts about the SOLAR SYSTEM, our UNIVERSE. AIRPLANES, etc, any/all?? Everything factual, verifiable, even cute to share with me/other readers will be appreciated. I have to say I am easily awed by, impressed with anything that can carry me, all my luggage that flys (ie, commercial planes, the space shuttle, ok, and even bugs lol) ....thank you! x

Can someone tell me some interesting and/or shocking and cool and amazing facts about the solar system...? or animals or everyday things....ANYTHING!! ♥

I'm doing a project on the solar system and I need a couple of interesting facts about a Red Giant help me plz? NOTE: i made a mistake and i'm not just doing a project on the solar system just over all space and I need facts about a red giant for a question in the project because I cant seem to find anything interesting anywhere else

do you agree that all of the facts are fundamental in the sense that a theory of solar system origin? do you agree that all of the facts are fundamental in the sense that a theory of solar system origin must explain them before we can believe it? what facts would you add or delete? and why?

What does the formation of heavy elements tell us about the age of the solar system? What does the fact that heavier elements are formed from supernovas tell us about the age of our solar system? Part of my physics project - I need a few pointers as I'm a bit stuck! All I can think of is that it tells us our solar system is ancient because supernovas happen after billions of years of a sun being 'stable'. Is that on the right track? So if these elements are only produced from supernovas, then does that make them virtually non-renewable?

Anyone know about the solar system ? Well in my school we need to do a science topic on solar system.We need to find out sort off facts about the planets not simple facts like the solar system has 9 planets.can you help please ??

Any facts on The Solar System? For my school project i need info about the Solar System. I need info on: The Sun The Moon The Planets The Planets' Moons etc Please help!

How do you feel about dropping Pluto from our solar system? I watched a show last night that had scientests debating the fact on weather or not Pluto was a real planet in our solar system. Some of them think that it's just a huge mass because of it's somewhat close location to the debris in the Kuiper (pronounced Kyper) Belt. Others stressed that it is a planet just because it is round. The scientists who want to have it removed went on to say that just because it's round, doesn't make it a planet. Our own Moon is round, as well as all the other satalites in the Solar System, and althogh they have been known from time to time to be labeled lesser planets, they are still considered stalites. What are your thoughts? I'm in no way a scientest, but I am intregued . Especially when it comes to outer space and the planets. My thoughts? What does it hurt to leave Pluto umong the other 8 in the Solar System? Respectfully, Daisymaye28

where can i find facts on the Solar System? i need to find good facts for a game board on space

I need facts on the solar system? please help me! I need you to help me on this on eimpossbille q. i need to find out this phrase, The sun and the celestial bodies that orbit the sun including planets satellites astroids comets dust and gas(2 words) and please DO NOT TELL ME TO GOOGLE IT!!! i am at school it is 11:50 and we need to go at 12:05

Which planet in the solar system was your favorite to read about as a kid or even now? I always liked reading about Jupiter & Saturn. Maybe because of the fact that it was so amazing on how big those planets where as well as amazed that it had so many moons.

where can i find reliable facts on stars and the solar system? i already have nasa website bookmarked

Deuterium is more abundant on Venus than elsewhere in the solar system. What do we think this fact tells us ab? Deuterium is more abundant on Venus than elsewhere in the solar system. What do we think this fact tells us about Venus? A.It once had an atmosphere made mostly of hydrogen. B.It once had huge amounts of water in its atmosphere. C.It was formed in a part of the solar nebula where deuterium was surprisingly abundant. D.Its volcanoes outgassed primarily carbon dioxide and deuterium, but little water. E.It was formed in a part of the solar nebula where deuterium condensed easily.

Don't you know that Global Warming is really Solar System Warming and there is nothing we can do about it? Fact: The Sun's output and radiation is changing and increasing, effecting all planets but they refuse to talk about that or mention it because that would kill their new scam the Carbon Tax! Look at Saturn - Atmosphere is changing and strange hurricane like storms at the poles. Look at Mars - Elevated atmosphere and the polar caps are melting at an alarming rate Look at Venus - The atmosphere changes all over the planet in a single planetary Look at the Moons of Saturn that were once Ice, they are now liquid pools Its not just the Earth - but for those that follow the Main Stream Scientists that is all they want to hear! Money out of thin air for something they can't change. Even if they did manage to lower the greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere, by doing that it would actually make the Earth even hotter because the gasses that are there act like a shield against the Suns radiating heat. Did you get that - the gasses act like a protective shield YOu can all go ahead and pay your carbon tax, but they are not getting one dime for me. No one is going to sit there and force me to pay a tax because the Sun is heating up, going through changes and effecting every planet within range! Hell, even Pluto has started to warm and has developed an atmosphere over the last 15 years! You can verify it through all the astronomy records and planetary data collected over the last 4 decades! Its fact! They just don't mention these little facts because they plan to make billion off the Worldwide Carbon tax A few links or you can just do a Google on Solar System Warming or Planets are warming/changing http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn11478-bizarre-hexagon-circles-saturns-north-pole.html http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/07aug_southpole.htm http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3926 http://motls.blogspot.com/2006/05/global-warming-on-jupiter.html http://atheistethicist.blogspot.com/2007/04/solar-system-warming.html http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread221608/pg1 Yes, I still believe we should cut down on the amount of carbon that we are breathing in for sure! It is a leading cuse in cancer! If you want to clean up the enviroment fine, but don't force a tax on me - tax the billions on these direct manufacturing producers of the carbon gasses They can afford it baypointmike For Mike below: For your information I work in a company that aligns educational materials for testing in Public Schools all over the United States! So I deal with Math, L/A and Science every day all day! I would say my education is just fine as well as my independent thought. I might redirect the same question to you my friend Have you ever thought for yourself or do you just follow the mainstream thought up river without - the paddle I think the last person I would ever take scientific advice from would be a scientist working for Exxon Oil That's like asking the cat to tend the mouse Good Lordy

Some help in finding good relative sites about the earth(solar system) and also some info on it? i have this project for geography......... so ive got this topic - THE EARTH i just needed some help in finding interestin facts about the earth pls help me - it means alot to me!:)

The fact that the Voyager spacecraft continue to speed out of the solar system, even though its rockets have n? The fact that the Voyager spacecraft continue to speed out of the solar system, even though its rockets have no fuel, is an example of Newton's third law of motion. Newton's first law of motion. Newton's second law of motion. the universal law of gravitation. none of the above.

What questions would you ask an alien if they had to relocate to our solar system? if aliens had to relocate to our solar system because their sun was dying and they needed somewhere to live, what questions would you ask them? Pleeze & Thanx, if possibly could the questions contain some facts about space?

How much of the mapable area of the solar system has in fact been mapped?

Why do we believe that the Sun is the center of the Solar System when Geocentric Models were so accurate? When the consensus of the scientist needed to show how a Geocentric solar system worked, then developed actual models of a geocentric solar system. These models worked. They accurately explained observations like retrograde motion of the planets. The models worked so well, they were used as proof that the Earth was in fact the center of the universe. After all, who could argue against the facts when they could see the model with their own eyes? So why don't we accept Geocentric Universe? The models were very accurate! Shouldn't we just accept the models?

How did Galileo change the theories of the solar system? and what did it cost him? (in terms of freedom of th? How did Galileo change the theories of the solar system? and what did it cost him? (in terms of freedom of thought and association.) And any other facts/details about galileo

what are the differences between a solar system and a galaxy? what are the differences between a solar system and a galaxy and what are the differences between scientific facts and scientific theory?

How were moons in the solar system thought to be created? Hey, i'm in science right now and i'm doing the history of moons in the solar system, also the discovery of them and the composition as in what elements make up moons ? or any unique facts thought might just want to be thrown in, please help. anything would :D

Has anyone built a 3-D model of our solar system? My daughter is entered in her school science fair. She is in 1st grade and has decided to build a model of the solar system. We have looked up facts about the planets already. I was wondering what would be the easiest way to make a solar system model with a 6 year old? I have a couple of ideas but Id like some more. Do you have instructions that are easy to follow and ideas that arent really expensive? Thank you

Any ideas for my science project on the solar system? I have to put important info of each major celestial body in our solar system on cue cards and I was wondering if anyone had any creative ideas... Each index card has to have a picture, and important info or facts. It can be made on the computer or written and I have to do all the planets AND pluto

I need stupid facts on all the planets in the solar system.? does any one have any good sights? oh and please don't say ask.com, any wikis, or answeres.com,

Which of the following puzzles in the Solar System can be explained by giant impact events? Which of the following puzzles in the Solar System can be explained by giant impact events? a) The extreme axis tilt of Uranus and its rings and moons b) The backward rotation of Venus c) The large metallic (mostly iron) core of Mercury d) The retrograde orbit of Triton (i.e., the fact that this moon of Neptune orbits in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation) e) The formation of the Moon Can be multiple answers.

Is it true that there is another solar system out of this we know? The solar system which i am talking is out this having nine planets including the Earth, because other people believes that far from the normal sun we know there is another sun and probably there will be objects around it known as planets or whatever. P'se answer should base on scientific facts

Solar System research about each planet? For each planet: What kind of planet is it?(ie rocky or grassy) atmosphere conditions planet composition (What is it made of) Weather conditions color (if applicable) and reason number of moons day length and year length Intresting facts I am not lazy but I have a lot of work to do and need your help thanx 10 points for best anwer

How do we reconcile the action of (Joshua 10 vs 12) with the revolution of the solar system? I want to know if modern science could agree with the biblical facts.

Why do environmentalists refuse to learn about the warming of the solar system? Please don't bother with lengthy extrapolations about the Earth's warming. It's obvious and it will affect us greatly! The fact that Saturn, Jupiter and it's moons, and mars are also warming is very telling. Also The Sun is researchable. The mainstream environmentalists,(and that means many of you) refuse to take these facts into consideration. I love music too, but allowing our lives to be affected by the power brokers, in futility, makes no sense.Trying to stop, or slow the Sun's effects on the Earth is ludicrous. Why don't people learn about it? I know why poloticians won't acknowledge this. But why won't you. Samantha- This is a science issue not a environment issue. If you ask an environmentalist about Astronomy your going to get a politically motivated answer. Look I'm not saying it's not a problem. If you understood what it takes for these glaciers to form then you would see that the damage is done! Is cleaning up the environment a good idea? Yes. Is causing a panic, and turning the world upside down to do it? No this is basically more of the same political manuevering to keep the people downtrodden. When the Greenland icesheet is gone(and your not going to stop that), and the glaciers in America are gone(they basically already are) the only thing that will bring them back is another ice age.Cooling the planet will not bring them back, without an iceage. But never fear the loss of the Greenland ice sheet is expected to do just that! Another problem, and this is why it's already too late. The permafrost is melting. Methane is being released from the ocean and lakes. Methane is a MUCH bigger problem than co2. Again it's not going to refreeze without another major cooling incident.(ice age).

How many planets are in our solar system? Can you name them all... Please send a website or 2 to show proof of your fact.

What do you think of this hypothesis about aliens visiting us on earth? We know that if we travel faster, we go slowly in time and there is no motivation to come back. So, this is a motivation for building very large spaceships where an entire community can travel. Your community travel with you, so the "coming back" does not even make sense. Maybe what I am going to suggest here is not a new hypothesis, but it just came to me. What if some of the large asteroids orbiting some planets in our solar system was in fact a disguised spaceship hiding an entire community of aliens? Ok Ok, I know, it's time that I quit Y!A. Seriously, this is a crazy hypothesis, but I didn't know we could rule it out with current observations. Can we? After all, if it is disguised, we would have to look carefully to rule out the possibility that aliens are hiding inside. Can we do that? The question is not whether there is evidence. Obviously, there is no evidence. The question is what do you think about it. In particular, can our current observations rule it out?

Does a solar electric (PV) system consume more energy to manufacture than it will produce in its lifetime? I've seen several discussions on blogs regarding the net engergy gain (or loss) of solar systems. Some people claim it's a net energy loss, but I have a hard time believing that to be true. Can anyone answer with either a credible source or facts that back up their answer? I've done a lot of searching and found very little to help me clear up this question. And please don't mix financial information into this discussion, I'm only interested in the net ENERGY of solar electric (photovoltaic) systems.

In the days when the Earth was thought to be the center of the solar system? how did they account for the fact that the sun appeared higher above the horizon in summer than in winter?

Facts about the solar system? Im doing a project at school and need interesting facts about the solar system that will interest people. I need GOOD facts. :-D thx in advance *sTvN*

What are some interesting facts about Galileo Galilei? Any help? I'm making a speech about him, and I already read a book about Galileo, the telescope, him seeing Jupiter and trying to prove the center of the solar system was the sun and how he helped Isaac Newton through his work, but experts, I need some cool facts the class would enjoy. Help? I have until May 18 to finish it. Extra question: Who inspired Galileo in his young life? (not young adult years)

Solar system? What effect did the fact that the solar nebula was rotation have on our solar system? How can Neptune be smaller in size that Uranus yet be more massive?

Has Venus been in the same position in the solar system since the solar sysytem was created? I once read that during the time of Moses and his mass exodus of the Jews, the miracles/plagues he performed were not of his or God's doing. That also being the case of their 40 year wander in the Sinai. I read that it was actually due to the fact that Venus was in propulsion from Jupiter and was sent hurtling past the Earth, causing these events, and that if it had tilted our axis, we wouldn't be here today...is this true?

Do you believe there is life beyond our solar system? Little green men, ET, fact or fiction. For me yes I do....other wise well... what a giant waste of space!

Need Facts about planets? Need to know facts about the planets in our solar system. E.g temperature, year lenth, size, mass. thankx

Solar System/Outer Space-Milky Way? In our galaxie how many (aproximate) stars are there? I also need to know some intresting facts about constellations and what constellations there are becuase the only one I know is cancer and Libra. I also would like some intresting information about black holes and just overall stuff about the solar system! ^.^ if you answer this question: thanks for your time! It is well apreciated

If a large planetoid hurled through the solar system and came near enough to Earth? What kind of disruption would occur. What about Gravity? What about the EMF? Could it cause polar changes? could it cause a massive geologial disruption like world-wide volcanic and earthquake activities? Could it ostensibly change geographic features like land masses, ocean depth mountain ranges? Could it be sufficiently catastrphic to cause an event as major as Noah's flood? Additional Details 4 minutes ago Too bad those who answered previously feel that my question is sophomoric. it is based on a theory well supported by evidence that such an cataclism had occurred 11,500 years ago. Check out the Book "Cataclism!" by DS Allen (specialist in paoleogeograhy) and JB Delair,Museum Curator of Geology at University of Southampton, England. Noah's flood is likely fact. Not Noah's story, but the actual flood. Plenty of geological evidence to support it. Plus, there are similar ancient myths around the world wnich adds anthropological support You can check out the book on amazon.com thank you tiger lily (you are not evil) for a thoughtful answer

when are all the planets in our solar system scheduled to line up? if in fact they do that... and when was the last time it did?

any facts about December 2012.? i really would appreaciate it if you know any scientific FACTS about the year 2012. the best would be if you also have where you got your answer from please. i am highly fastinated by space and the solar system and i've been researching this topic but i've gotten a wide viriaty of answers.

Is the facts about the world in the Bible were erased would they be rediscovered? What I mean by this is if you were to start with a clean slate with religion and have all of the information about the world and universe that was presented in the Bible wiped out would it eventually be discovered again in the same way. If the “facts” presented in the Bible were completely erased would it be discovered in the same way again? Now I am trying to compare religion to science. For example, if all of the scientific knowledge that we have now about the world and universe was erased would it be discovered again? The fact is if given enough time it would be re-discovered. Someone would eventually rediscover that the Earth is round, the sun is the center of the solar system, DNA is the building blocks of life, facts about past civilizations and animals, and so on. The reason is because this information does not work off of the basis of faith. It works off of the basis of evidence and facts that can be touched, tested, retested and revised. Yet, if you were to erase the information that was created by religion do you think people would eventually discover the same information presented in the Bible? Do you think people would rediscover that the world was created in 6 days, there was a great flood that covered the Earth, dinosaurs lived during the same time as man, the Earth is 6000 years old, and all beings were created all at once? Now I am not speaking of if the Bible was erased would it be rewritten the same way word for word. What I am saying is would the “truth” that is in the Bible about the world and the universe be rediscovered the way it is written in the Bible like the truth that science can present? What I am trying to show is that without the Bible to guide people on what to believe about the history and facts of the world then the information that it presents as truth about the world would more than likely not be rediscovered unlike the facts that science presents.

do all other planets in our solar system have day and night cycle like earth?? earth is close to the sun..so we experience night and day due to its move...but what about pluto for example who is way far..does it have the same fact..???

SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT!!!!! help!!!? im doing a solar project for science. and we need to put the planets inthe correct order. and find 2 interesting facts about them.i need to know where to find the materials. PLZ HELP!! I need to know some good websites that hav good info and pics..... PLZ HELP!!! THX -♥Tiger♥

The fact that the Voyager spacecraft continue to speed out of the solar system, even though its rockets have? no fuel, is an example of 1. Newton's first law of motion. 2. the universal law of gravitation. 3. Newton's third law of motion. 4. Newton's second law of motion. 5. none of the above. Which of the following statements correctly describes the law of conservation of energy? 1. It is not really possible for an object to gain or lose potential energy, because energy cannot be destroyed. 2. The fact that you can fuse hydrogen into helium to produce energy means that helium can be turned into hydrogen to produce energy. 3. An object always has the same amount of energy. 4. Energy can change between many different forms, such as potential, kinetic, and thermal, but it is ultimately destroyed. 5. The total quantity of energy in the universe never changes.

do you ever wonder about...........................? do you ever wonder about what space really is? i mean it is so BIG and huge everywhere you look. no one knows how far it DOES go, but all we know is about our solar system. in fact, we don't know hardly anything about even just our solar system. for all we know, space could be some germ living inside some weird creature! we could actually be the size of ants! if there is an end to space, then what? is there a whole new type of space? there could be a HUGE area like space, but only white everywhere! Tell me your thoughts on what is space and all other things beond.

Should geocentrism be taught in schools as an alternative to the Heliocentric Solar System Theory? After all, heliocentrism is only a THEORY and not a fact. Ecclesiastes 1:5 clearly sates that the sun moves and returns to its original place; not that the Earth rotates. "The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose." Ecclesiastes 1:5 KJV Does anybody else think we need to teach geocentrism as a faith-based alternative to heliocentric theory? sates = states

If, in the future, aliens from a solar system with the same history as ours (starting from the Big Bang) ....? visit us on earth, when they arrive would their technology be more advance or less advance? The key assumption here is that everything, their galaxy formation, their sun formation, ... technology, etc. evolved in the same way for them as for us. You need to consider the effect of relativity. Everything is exactly the same at each location, but, once they get into the ship and accelerate, they have a different time. Also, since it happens in the future, the fact that we do not have the technology now is irrelevant. Also, if every thing is *exactly* the same, two spaceships will meet in the middle, but still you must consider the situation when they arrive on earth. mattmakesart: Hey! This should be a great motivation for space travel! It also means that, if we ever see aliens, it would be a proof that their history was not the same as us and somehow they were lucky and got to be at the required level for space travel much before us. But I do understand that, if we come back on earth, we would see a planet earth that would have progressed even more than us. Yet, why should one wants to come back? Anyway, I am curious how close or far from the reality is this uniformity assumption, but this is a different question.

How many of you actually know what a solar sytem, a galaxy and a universe is? I see so many people who have no idea! our solar system is in a spiral arm of the milkyway galaxy. There are some 200 billion other suns here. There are other galaxies, in fact, as Carl Sagan stated....there are as many galaxies in the universe as there are grains of sand on the Earth! You want to see more galaxies? http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy_collection/ Now consider this...when you look at the stars at night all you are seeing are some of the 200 billion stars in our milky way.....Life out there? Dont be ridiculous....how could there not be? There is every kind of life you could imagine! In fact, there is every kind of lif you CAN'T imagine!

Does the Edge of the Solar System Look Like? Ask Voyager.? What Does the Edge of the Solar System Look Like? Ask Voyager. 11.05.03 Voyager is reaching the edge of the solar system. This is no Christopher Columbus false call, mind you. Eight billion miles from the Sun, Voyager's 26-year journey has made it the farthest-reaching spacecraft in the solar system and it is about to set a new record. All of the planets and objects within our solar system are surrounded by a sort-of bubble created by supersonic wind from the Sun. The spacecraft that first laid its robotic eyes on Jupiter and Saturn, is about to burst through that bubble, or may have already, according to some scientists. This still shows the locations of Voyager 1 & 2 Voyager 1 is traveling faster, reaching the termination shock sooner. The dramatic orange border to the left represents the bow shock, a theoretical area created as interstellar gas runs into the solar atmosphere. The location of the termination shock, or the boundary into the area where interstellar gas and solar wind start to mix, has been a mystery to scientists because it moves with regard to the power of the solar wind. Click on the image for movie. Also avail: color print-resolution & other movie formats or black & white high res. Credit: NASA "There has to be a sense of wonder in that this is the first manmade object that is touching interstellar space and this has never happened," said Dr. Tom Krimigis of the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Johns Hopkins University. "We're getting out of the protective cocoon of the Sun and this clearly marks a milestone in humanity's knowledge of our environment." It makes sense that the Voyager mission, consisting of two identical spacecraft launched in the heady robotic exploration era of the 1970s should be the farthest traveled manmade objects ever, nearly four billion miles from Pluto's orbit. Voyager 1 provided the first views of volcanoes outside of Earth on one of Jupiter's moon, Io, as well as close-ups of Saturn's rings and evidence of a ring around Jupiter in 1979. Voyager 2 provided the very first look at Uranus and Neptune in 1986 and 1989, respectively. Also significant, both are appointed planetary ambassadors - they each carry a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the culture and diversity of Earth and meant to be played by an alien form of life that may encounter Voyager.0 Where's the Edge? Christopher Columbus had to sail the high seas to prove the world was round; how are scientists so certain a bubble blown by the solar wind surrounds us? Scientists call the murky region to the left of the Voyager trajectory in the image the heliosheath, because everything within it is influenced by the Sun ('helio' in Greek). What's out there at the boundaries of our solar system? Starting out at a view of our Milky Way galaxy, the orange gas in the animation represents the interstellar medium. The bow shock is created because the heliosphere is moving through like a boat through the water, crashing through the interstellar gases. The bow shock in front of the moving heliosphere is similar to the one observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. Click for animation. Credit: NASA The heliopause is the last boundary of that region where interstellar space, or matter from other stars, takes over as the ruler of the roost. Voyager isn't expected to reach the area for another 20 years. Entering the fluid region known as the heliosheath, past the theoretical boundary of the 'termination shock,' however, marks the first step toward that ultimate goal. The heliosheath represents a mixing bowl-region in which smaller amounts of solar wind mix with gas from outside our solar system. NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Christian imagines the theoretical boundary looks a lot like the water that bounces off a plate in the sink. It's not a defined straight (or round) line, but more fluid so the boundary moves a little bit. This movement has been a problem for researchers. It's very hard to know when Voyager has crossed the line - in fact, two science teams are lining up right now with different interpretations of unusual readings in their data stream from the spacecraft. Left: video of water running on a plate: the first border formed is like the termination shock and the water between the shock and the rim is the heliosheath. Water runs out toward the rim and then rushes back, similar to solar wind and indeed the reason scientists know the boundaries exist. Like the heliopause, once the water runs off the rim, it's out in the sink, or in this case, interstellar space. Credit: NASA/ESA. Right: solar wind raging into space as seen by the spacecraft SOHO after the solar storms of October 28. Credit: NASA/ESA. The European Space Agency has more on solar wind. And then there are the implications of this discovery. Voyager scientists are about to re-write a lot of textbooks and update a lot of theories. As Dr. Krimigis said, "the models that predict what the Sun and Voyager do are very crude." Uncharted Territory Both Dr. Frank McDonald of the University of Maryland and Dr. Krimigis have spent the better part of their careers tracking the fascinating adventure that has been the Voyager mission. And they represent the two opposing sides to this new controversy. In August 2002, Voyager scientists saw data that they had never seen before. Namely a large amount of low-energy particles flowing away from the Sun. The APL group interpreted this as the energy from the Sun reaching a dead end in this particular area. "All models and theories have been telling us that's where the edge of the solar system begins to feel the pressure from the interstellar space," said Dr. Krimigis. "When you're sitting on the beach, depending on the wind, the waves can become very strong and blow over you, and at other times you're perfectly dry. Solar wind blows hot and cold - when hot, it [washes over Voyager] and when it's cold it retreats." The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are identical with different flight paths. Voyager 2 was actually launched first, on August 20, 1977; Voyager 1 was launched September 5. Both are about 8 billion miles from the Sun, but Voyager 1 is traveling at a speed of 3.6 AU per year while Voyager 2 is speeding along at about 3.3 AU per year. One 'AU' equals the distance between the Sun and Earth, or 93 million miles. Credit: NASA This strange data appeared from August through February, convincing the APL team that for six months Voyager had entered into the heliosheath. In February, it was as if the heliosheath retreated like water moving back toward the ocean at the beach, and Voyager was back within the solar wind. Meanwhile Dr. McDonald's team analyzed data from their instruments and concluded that they had merely rubbed against the boundary of the termination shock, but had not entered it. While both groups are uncertain what happened for those six months, they are both convinced that Voyager is currently back within the bubble of the solar wind, and will be crossing that termination shock either again in the next year, or for the first time. "We say we're just in the suburbs approaching the termination shock. They would say we're downtown, we're there," said Dr. McDonald. A Great Educated Guess Scientists are basing their theories on examples of this termination shock phenomenon they have seen before. The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a picture of a bow shock created as the wind from a star more powerful than that of our Sun's collided with a young star in the nearby Orion Nebula. As the fast stellar wind ran into slow moving gas, a shock front was formed, like the wave created when a boat moves through water. The Hubble Space Telescope imaged this view in February 1995. The arcing, graceful structure is actually a bow shock about half a light-year across, created from the wind from the star L.L. Orionis colliding with the Orion Nebula flow. For more information on this image, see HubbleSite. Click on the image for a very large version. Credit: NASA, The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Unfortunately, the instrument on Voyager 1 that measures solar wind has stopped working. A few of the remaining instruments have tried to pick up the slack, but that makes for a bit more guesswork and legwork on the part of scientists to prove their case. The excitement resulting from the controversy is inspiring the science community and the many people who continue to be fascinated by Voyager's journey. It also provides a great example of the uncertainty scientists deal with on a daily basis as they create theories, and then modify them again and again. In the meantime, as Dr. McDonald put it, "We keep making new discoveries, going places no one has ever been before." And isn't that the point of exploration? More Voyager Resources JPL Voyager Home Page Voyager's Golden Record / Flash Feature The History & Science of Voyager Voyager Press Release & Images Rachel A. Weintraub NASA Goddard Space Flight Center + Back to Top + Freedom of Information Act + Budgets, Strategic Plans and Accountability Reports + The President's Management Agenda + NASA Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, and Accessibility Certification + Inspector General Hotline + Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted Pursuant to the No Fear Act + Information-Dissemination Priorities and Inventories Editor: Rachel Weintraub NASA Official: Brian Dunbar Last Updated: February 25, 2006 + Contact NASA + SiteMap Voyager is reaching the edge of the solar system. This is no Christopher Columbus false call, mind you. Eight billion miles from the Sun, Voyager's 26-year journey has made it the farthest-reaching spacecraft in the solar system and it is about to set a new record. All of the planets and objects within our solar system are surrounded by a sort-of bubble created by supersonic wind from the Sun. The spacecraft that first laid its robotic eyes on Jupiter and Saturn, is about to burst through that bubble, or may have already, according to some scientists. This still shows the locations of Voyager 1 & 2 Voyager 1 is traveling faster, reaching the termination shock sooner. The dramatic orange border to the left represents the bow shock, a theoretical area created as interstellar gas runs into the solar atmosphere. The location of the termination shock, or the boundary into the area where interstellar gas and solar wind start to mix, has been a mystery to scientists because

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Some Scientific Facts in 700 CE did you hear about them? Asad Khan" <asad_rind@yahoo.co.in Ours is an era of space probes, computer chips, laser surgeries and cloning. If we were to label any book as a revelation from God, we couldn't help but to scrutinize this Scripture using modern scientific knowledge. It could not be that a revelation, proclaiming itself from God, could constitute aspects contradicting established scientific facts. How could we assume otherwise, when God is the one who created the universe and the laws operating within it. The Quran was revealed 1400 years ago to the last Prophet of God, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a guidance for all humanity. The entire Quran has been committed to memory by millions of Muslims around the world and has been preserved by God from any interpolations, for continuing guidance. Although the Quran is a religious book with a total of about 6600 plus verses dealing with many aspects of a person's life, about 1000 of those verses are of scientific nature, none contradicting established scientific facts. Dr. T.V.N. Persaud [1], professor of Anatomy, says: "You have an illiterate person (Prophet Muhammad) making profound statements that are amazingly accurate, of a scientific nature...I personally can't see how this could be mere chance, there are too many accuracies and like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind reconciling that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which lead him to these statements". Besides providing guidelines in personal, social, moral and spiritual spheres of humanity, the Quran touches upon diverse scientific topics like astronomy, geology, embryology, genetics, biology, archeology etc. Some of these are mentioned below to prove the Quran's Divine origin. The Big Bang ! Currently, the Big Bang model of the origin of the universe is the cosmological paradigm most widely accepted by astronomers. It holds that about 15 billion years ago the universe began with the explosive expansion of a single, extremely dense matter, the primordial mass. Only after the development of radio telescopes in 1937 that, the necessary observational precision was achieved in order for astronomers to arrive at the above conclusion. What does the Quran say about our universe's origin? "Do not the unbelievers see that the Heavens and the earth were joined together, then We split them apart." (21:30) Expanding Universe In 1925, Edwin Hubble (after whom the Hubble Space telescope is named) provided the observational evidence for the expansion of the universe. Stephen Hawking (author of 'A Brief History of Time') states: "The universe is not static, as had previously been thought, it is expanding". So what did God reveal in the Quran, 1400 years ago? "And the firmament, We constructed with power and skill and verily We are expanding it" (51:47) ("We" is the Arabic plural of respect, not the Christian plural of 'trinity") The Existence of Sun's Orbit Ancient people use to believe that the Sun revolves around the earth. Later, Nicholas Copernicus in 1512, laid his Heliocentric Theory of Planetary motion, which placed the sun motionless in the center of the solar system with all the planets revolving around it. Modern science tells us now that the sun too is not still, but is in motion. The sun traveling at roughly 150 miles per second takes about 200 million years to complete one revolution around the center of our Milky Way Galaxy and 25 days to make one complete rotation around its own axis. See how beautifully and accurately God revealed this phenomenon in the Quran: "It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its orbit with its own motion." (21:33) Conquest of Space by Human Human exploration and the conquest of space began with the launching of the Russian Satellite, Sputnik I on Oct. 4, 1957. Then followed the launching of humans into space, which eventually led to a manned space flight to the Moon on July 20th, 1967. Thus the dream of humanity since the dawn of civilization to go beyond the earth to the heavens was realized. The Quran, 1400 years ago, clearly predicted human's advancement and the possibility of space flight. "O assembly of Jinns and humans, if you can penetrate the regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate them! You will not penetrate them save with a power (of God)." (55:33) The Protective Atmosphere Earth is constantly bombarded by meteoroids that disintegrate upon the atmosphere and by lethal rays emitted by the sun. This UV radiation is absorbed by the Ozone layer forming the outer fringe of our atmosphere. Thus our atmosphere along with its Ozone layer is a protective covering for us. Life possibly could not have existed without it. How meticulously, does our Lord sustain and protect us against this atmospheric destruction. "And We have made the atmosphere a protective roof, yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things point to." (21:32) Embryology The Dutch naturalist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) produced lenses powerful enough to prove that many tiny creatures are not spontaneously generated but are produced from eggs. The science of Embryology as we know it today did not discover many of the detailed aspects of human embryonic development until the 1970s, using powerful microscopes, ultra sound and fiber optics technology. See how the Quran described the stages of embryonic development. "God fashioned man from a small quantity (of sperm)" (16:4) Fertilization takes place with only one sperm among several tens of million produced by man. "Then We placed him as a drop in a place of rest" (23:13) Implantation of the blastocyst in the uterus. "Then We made the drop into a leech like structure... " (23:14) This resemblance of the human embryo to a leech is an appropriate description of the human embryo from days 7-24, when it clings to the endometrium of the uterus. "And He (God) gave you hearing and sight and feeling and understanding. " (32:9) The internal ears appear before the eyes, and the brain (the sight of understanding) differentiates last. Dr. E. Marshall Johnson [2] Professor of Anatomy, concluded after studying verses from Quran: "The Quran describes not only the development of external form but emphasizes also the internal stages - the stages inside the embryo of its creation and development, emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary science... so I see nothing in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved..." Gender Determination The concept of "Gender Determination" as being described by geneticists, is one of the outstanding informations revealed to us in the Quran. This information is now a known fact, that sperms are the deciding factors in determining the type of gender (male or female) in the new embryo. This determination through the male sperm is due to the fact that sperms have an X and Y chromosomes, while the female ovum has only X Chromosomes (X, X). Through the Quran, The Almighty informs us that it is the male sperms that determine the type of gender for the new offspring: "Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled (without purpose)? Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in humble form)? Then did (God) make and fashion (him) in due proportion. And of him He made two sexes, male and female..." (75:36-40) Existence of Pairs in All Creation Before the dawn of the modern era, humans conceived that only animal life was divided into two genders, male and female. Then the discovery was made that this phenomenon was present in plants and vegetation too. We have found this reality existing in every creation, animate as well as inanimate, though in different forms. In electricity, these two genders can be classified as positive and negative. North and south pole describe it in magnetism, electron and proton in atoms, matter and antimatter etc. Even bacteria could be positive or negative, while the truth is, this creation is made of pairs. At the time the Holy Quran was being revealed in the 7th century C.E., we knew of pairing in animals and plants only, but the Quran describes the phenomenon in the most lucid manner: "Hallowed is He, Who created pairs in all things, those that grow from the earth and of themselves, and what they know not." (36:36) The Quranic statement: "...And what they know not" is as true today, as it was when Holy Quran was revealed. Though we have discovered that every created thing exists in pair, we have yet to discover many things that exist. We have expounded scientific marvels from the Holy Quran to convince sincere seekers of truth that it is the infallible Word of God. No mortal being can ever speak with such authority, finality, knowledge, perfection, and precision coupled with exotic beauties of expression, as does God in the Quran. By realizing these Truths about the Quran and the religion of Islam revealed by our Creator and Sustainer, many modern scientists are turning towards it. Dr. Keith Moore [3], Professor of Embryology, after analyzing the verses of the Quran for three years comments: "It has been a pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Quran about Human Development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from God or Allah because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later" Dr. Maurice Bucaille [4], French Physician, after studying Quran and comparing it with modern science, addressed the French Academy of Medicine in 1976 proclaimed: "Our knowledge of these disciplines is such, that it is impossible to explain how a text produced at the time of the Quran could have contained ideas that have only been discovered in modern times". Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson [5], Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, proclaims: "...These Hadiths (sayings of Muhammad) could not have been obtained on the basis of the scientific knowledge that was available at the time of the writer (7th century)...It follows that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion (Islam) but in fact religion (Islam) may guide science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific approaches.. . There exist statements in the Quran shown centuries later to be valid which support knowledge in the Quran having been derived from God". Dr. Tejatet Tejasen [6], Professor of Anatomy, attending the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference, stood up and likewise announced: "From my studies and what I have learnt at this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran 1400 years ago must be true. That can be proved the scientific way". These men of knowledge, in their unbiased studies of the Quran, all proclaimed its truthfulness as a Revelation of Almighty God. "Soon we will show them Our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth) and in their own soul, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth..." (41:53) Guidance to humanity proclaimed in the Quran is complete and applicable to all societies and all times. Whether we are living in the Stone Age or the Space Age, riding in horse pulled carriages or flying in Space Shuttles, we haven't changed a bit. We still possess physical and emotional desires, we live in societies, interact with one another, establish social, political and economic systems; thus the relevant need for guidance by our Creator in all these spheres of our life. Islam is the only religion which is totally compatible with scientific facts and provides complete, explicit and clear guidance in all spheres of life. The Quran was revealed in Arabic, but translation of its meaning are available in English and other languages for non-Arabs. Likewise Islam is not restricted to people of the east or Arabs, it is a universal religion revealed for all of mankind. We invite all sincere humans to study Islam with an open mind. Don't blindly follow the whims and paganistic influences of the environment around us. God bestowed upon us this superb mind to seek and live the truth; for we all will be accountable on the Day of Judgment for our beliefs and deeds. Don't delay your salvation. Welcome to Islam! References: 1) Dr. T.V.N. Persaud, Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Manitoba, Canada, received in 1991 the most distinguished award presented in the field of Anatomy in Canada, the J.C.B. Grand Award. 2) Dr. E. Marshall Johnson, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, and the Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA 3) Dr. Keith Moore, Professor of Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Univ. of Toronto, Canada, recipient of numerous awards and honors, including in 1984, the J.C.B. Grand Award, which is the highest honor granted by the Canadian Association of Anatomists. 4) Dr. Maurice Bucaille, French Physician, Author of 'The Bible, the Quran and Science, Seghers, Paris, 1987. 5) Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and the President of the American Fertility Society. 6) Dr. Tejatet Tejasen, Professor and Head of Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chiang, Thailand Suggested Readings 1. The Holy Quran Abdullah Yusuf Ali (trans.) 2. The Life of Muhammad By Hayykal 3. Towards Understanding Islam By Abul Ala Maududi 4. Jesus: A Prophet of Islam. By. M. Ataur Rahim 5. The Bible, The Quran and Science By Maurice Bucaille