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What is the name of this mission and what does it look like?  The name of this mission is Dragonfly and it is a quadcopter. A quadcopter is a drone that has   4 rotors.   (Dragonfly drone image from NASA) Where did it get its body design and what will it do?  So, why was it a drone when it could be a rover? Well, rovers are really slow and we want to cover more ground so you also have a drone. A drone can definitely cover more space than a rover because you won't encounter land obstacles. Dragonfly will build on the current understanding we have from our telescopes and the Cassini-Huygens mission. It will gather more data about the atmosphere while it is flying and will go to specific landing sites to drill rock samples and analyze them. Also Dragonfly will have to navigate Titan by itself because sending instructions from NASA to Dragonfly will take hours. Why is NASA going to send Dragonfly to Titan?  NASA wants to send Dragonfly to Titan to see how Earth migh...

  Hello blog readers! Today we are going to learn about exoplanets. What is an Exoplanet?   An exoplanet is a planet that is orbiting other stars in our universe. Key Points Hubble and Kepler are two space telescopes that have found exoplanets. Methods of finding exoplanets : Radial Velocity, Transit Method and Astronomy The astronomy method is basically using powerful telescopes like Hubble to find exoplanets The Transit Method used by Kepler was all about seeing little differences in a stars light. Basically when a little bit of a star's light wasn't reaching the Kepler Space Telescope, say for ex: the telescope would confirm an exoplanet. The radial velocity method was basically using radar to determine the exoplanet's velocity and distance from the radar's starting point. We have found exoplanets that are habitable. Although we have found habitable exoplanets, we haven't found any alien life on exoplanets. So this is a good start for starters about exoplanets. T...

Hi, readers! Today, we are going to learn about the Hubble Space Telescope! So let's get going! Named after Edwin Hubble. The source of inspiration for the Kepler telescope which was used to find exoplanets. The most useful tool to learn about the universe. Astronauts can upgrade new instruments to Hubble. Gets energy using solar panels and also saves it when it's on the night side of Earth. Still is active today. Launched into space by a space shuttle called Discovery in 1990. Visit  https://hubblesite.org  for images, videos, news of the day and more!

Today, in this section of my blog, we are going to learn about Mars .  Once Mars had more water than the Artic Ocean. Scientists found bacteria, meaning signs of life. 1/2 the size of Earth. 1st place winner of the discovery of Mars is Galleo Gallei. Atmosphere mostly has got in store: CO2. 49 Ton miles separated from the Sun. 1 Mars year = 687 Earth days Temperature around -195 degrees F 1Mars day = 24 Earth hours and 39 Earth minutes. 1st Mars Rover: Sojuner Toxic surface Mars dust breaks electronics Colder than Earth. Super thin atmosphere. So many rovers sent. 0% magnetic field. Scientists are thinking to send human beings to the planet. Named after the Roman God of war. So, dear viewers, these points should have given you a start about the information scientists are learning about Mars.  Additional weblinks below. https://kids.kiddle.co/Mars https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-mars/en/