Astronomy Essays

Over 5,000 years ago, the priests of Babylon and Ancient Egypt were recording the movements of the moon and stars for manufacturing calendars, farming, and religious holidays. Today, astronomers have successfully identified roughly 1,700 planets, and over 500 confirmed solar systems in the Milky Way galaxy alone. Nonetheless, humanity challenges …

The possibility of manned flight had been a dream and fascination for centuries, with artists like Leonardo da Vinci depicting images of flying machines and inventors creating gliders and heavier-than-air flying machines as early as 1010 C.E. (White). It wasn’t until the 20th century that heavier-than-air-flying-machines would become a reality. …

Everyone has heard one of the most iconic quotes of all-time from Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” But what does that really mean? Chances are everyone in their lifetime has looked up into the stars and dreamed about …

One Giant Leap for Mankind Everyone has heard one of the most iconic quotes of all-time from Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” But what does that really mean? Chances are everyone in their lifetime has looked up into …

NASA Is Broke Earth Rise Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts-Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders-held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they took …

Motivate or Destroy Everyone knows life can be very difficult, challenging, and full of obstacles. Most importantly, it is dreams and aspirations that motivate people to keep on living. Dreams can be the stars in a dark sky or light in the dark. But, dreams can also be the dark …

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration reports that a permanent human colony is the next step in space exploration, claiming the colony will be established within the next generation. Who will the first colonists, hailed as pioneers and heroes? I know I will not be among them. The potential for …

  Since the early 1990s, NASA’s portion of the United States’ federal budget has been steadily declining to a mere 0.4%. In its prime of the 1960s Space Race, the branch received 4.4% and was able to accomplish what was once thought impossible [4]. The public no longer sees the …

My name is Jillian Fazio, and I am a first-year student at Georgia Tech. First, I would like to welcome you back to office! Your reelection is a testimony to your work in our nation’s capital. Second, I am currently taking an Earth and Atmospheric Science course here at Tech …

Nasa is very big and they have a lot of missions throughout the decades it has survived. Nasa has over hundreds of missions. Part of their mission statement is: to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research. That tells how dedicated they are to serve and …