I have to write a paper on a great discovery or theory in Astronomy. Any interesting ideas? Good websites?
2007-01-04 11:04:57 · 8 answers · asked by Lindsay 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Big Bang Theory - Edwin Hubble
Exobiology - Drake Equation
Heliocentrism - Galileo
Gravity - Sir Issac Newton
Websites: Wikipedia, BBC Sky At Night
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/
2007-01-04 11:17:22 · answer #1 · answered by Red P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The comet impact experiment. Terraforming Mars. Dark Matter.
The Big Bang. The new idea for a Moon Base thats been floating around. That the Voyager probes are hitting the edge of the solar system.
2007-01-04 19:15:56 · answer #2 · answered by bionicbookworm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nemesis isn't supported by an evidence. How about finding out that galaxies weren't part of OUR galaxy? This was a big debate in astronomy in the early 1900's. They finally resolved the issue with cephied variable stars.
2007-01-04 20:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about the invention of the telescope. astronomy did exist before the telescope, but they thought the earth was flat, and that the sun orbited the earth. the first telescopes allowed many discoveries that lead to people being called heritics by the church of the time.
2007-01-04 19:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keplers law is a good one. Keplers law can be related analogously to many other scientific phenomena. You could write about how a fundamental law of astronomy was later used to desciribe mathematical elipsoids and other things. keplers law is also rigerously derived using some pretty interesting calculus but its basic derivation is very paletable to the layman.
2007-01-04 19:22:58 · answer #5 · answered by rickpeet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the Big Bang Theory? You may not be the only one with the topic, but you are sure to stir up some controversy! It may even be kinda fun to research and write.
2007-01-04 19:08:01 · answer #6 · answered by Nina1999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nemesis. Scientists have put forth the Idea that our solar system has a second star (a dim brown Dwarf) which sits way out beyond pluto.
2007-01-04 19:11:18 · answer #7 · answered by xooxcable 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black holes and the therories of their existance. Always fascinated me.
2007-01-04 19:42:45 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋