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| Space Sciences Laboratory at Waller Junior High |
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| Man by nature is a curious species and through this curiosity, he has had a desire to explore every dimension of his universe. Without this curiosity, space science for example would not have devised better tools to use to investigate the heavens. Through curiosity, advancement in technology and the innate desire to learn mankind is beginning to find his place in the universe. |
| Little by little we begin to learn that the Earth, is not the center of the universe, that we, mankind, are surrounded by a vastness of matter that are made up from billions of stars in an infinite void of unexplained phenomena. Comprehending this we must continue to confront the facts that our own Milky Way galaxy is one of billion of other galaxies each having a cumulation of a billion stars and more. The purpose of this web site is to give any student who likes to explore his universe the opportunity by using cyberspace as a medium to tour and learn about unknown worlds. |
| Waller Students Exploring Unknown Worlds |
| From Earth the sun and six of the nine planets (counting Earth) can be seen with the naked eye, although the planets, are millions of miles from us. Through advancement in technology mane has been able to reach out to the planets with space probes that have landed on Mars and Venus and provided close-up views of all the planets visible without a telescope. With these explorations man has retrieved close-up pictures that have dramatically changed our knowledge of the solar system and beyond. |
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| Mercury 36,000,000 miles from sun |
| Venus 67,000,000 miles from sun |
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| Mars 142,000,000 miles from sun |
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| Earth 93,000,000 miles from sun |
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| Through the quest of exploration mankind has learned much about the stars and galaxies that are so far away that we see them as tiny points of light. Today, with centuries of time to explore scientist can tell how far away a star or galaxy is, the elements from which it is made, its true brightness, its mass, and even its history. In fact, all that we know about distant stars and galaxies has been learned from the record of electromagnetic waves. These waves are often millions of years old when they reach Earth. |
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