Life on Mars and Jupiter's Moon Europa
As the future proceeds and life begins getting more technical, Earth may not be the only place where the human race resides. There is already talk that some day Mars will be inhabited by humans. Jupiters moon Europa may be the next after that. Two space missions have already studied Mars. The Pathfinder, which landed on the surface of Mars was one of the missions, and the Global Surveyor, which is a satellite, is the other mission. Although Europa has no set missions yet, The Galileo Spacecraft has passed within 364 miles of the moon Europa and has taken images that have given scientist a good look at the surface ("Oceans on Europa" Internet).
The next proposed mission is a vehicle placed in orbit around Europa that would have a radar sounding system designed to look through ice. A further step may be taken by landing a vehicle on the surface. One thing scientist are looking at very hard are ways to get humans to these places. That though will not be a problem because there are already ideas being worked on. One way is Nuclear, it is not liked by a lot of the scientist, but is a way to get humans into space ("The Technologies that will get us to Mars" Internet). Another way is Solar Electric (Ion) propulsion, which uses gases that are electronically charged ("The Technologies that will get us to Mars" Internet). Fusion propulsion is also a good way. It is a very fast method of travel. It works by outputting more power than can be consumed ("The Technologies that will get us to Mars" Internet). The fastest way would be Anti-matter propulsion, which produces a great deal of energy because matter and anti-matter annihilate each other to produce an one hundred percent (100%) mass-for-energy reaction ("The technologies that will get us to Mars" Internet). All of these are ways, one day, humans may be getting to far off places.
Mars, the big red ugly planet, could be the first place humans colonize. First, it would be good to know a little about the martian atmosphere. The atmosphere is 95.3% CO2 with 2.7% nitrogen and 1.6% argon. ("Mars Atmosphere and the Search for Life" Internet). This is similar to Venus's atmosphere.
The Heavens. Once an object of superstition, awe and fear. Now a vast region for growing knowledge. The distance of Venus, the atmosphere of Mars, the size of Jupiter, and the speed of Mercury. All this and more we know. But their greatest mystery the heavens have kept a secret. What sort of life, if any, inhabits these other planets? Human life, like ours? Or life extremely lower in the scale. Or dangerously higher ().
space flight program could easily become the catalyst for creating the fresh technology needed to
Right alongside the fifth and largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter, orbits a moon only about the same size as Earth’s moon. On this moon, is an icy surface that scientists are trying to uncover. Due to the presence of what they believe to be water, there is the possibility of life on this moon named Europa.
“I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime” was said by Buzz Aldrin, a NASA astronaut. The former American aeronaut from Montclair, New Jersey believes that since Mars does exist, it is waiting to be reached by humans. When this would happen, he says that the human race would “evolve into a two-planet species.” Present day Mars has a lot of canyons, mountains and volcanoes. Even though the surface is Mars is very old, scientists learned about different younger rift valleys, plains, hills and ridges. According to recent reports, there were lakes and rivers, along with an ocean billions of years ago. The low temperatures on the planet cause there to be polar ice caps and frozen water present. Scientists continue to notice several discoveries on the planet that lead them to think there was once life on the planet. Different clues have scientists wanting to find out about even more. Many scientists in the past few centuries have been curious if life on Mars is possible or if it has ever been before.
As a country we need to start investing more money and research into space technology. Programs currently exist for this effort, but the potential for research and progress is limited by a lack of funding; compared to other government funded programs, aerospace funding is pitiful. Continued research in space technology is a necessary step in our growth and development not just as a country but also as entire human race. If we are to achieve this goal, it is necessary to increase funding for space research and technology and consider the possibility of colonizing outer space. If we limit our existence to the planet Earth, and continue to drain the resources on this planet, we will destroy the only home we have.
Since mankind’s beginning, it has always felt the need to explore beyond farther than it has already explored; whether it be the crossing of the Atlantic to the New World or the exploration of the land acquired through the Louisiana Purchase, humans have always felt the need to explore and study what they do not know (SV;SV). But now since the world has been near scraped dry of new places to explore, where does mankind turn? Of course the answer is space, the vast and great unknown. One of the largest contributors to the human exploration of space is none other than those of the United States of America who have taken on large goals with the risk of lives for the sake of knowledge while always trying to improve in order to reach farther from our home planet.
Colonizing Mars is a huge mistake. Mars one is planning to send humans to settle on the red planet. Colonizing Mars is a dangerous operation because it is a one way trip,there is no food or water currently there,and the toxic atmosphere.
With the closing of the human spaceflight program, many people would argue that this decision is a disgrace to America and its space program. However, the United States has been very successful using robots like the Mars rovers or the Phoenix lander. There has been a shift from using astronauts to using space probes due to the rapid growth in technology. An example of this technology is the Kepler Space Telescope. Using this, scientist have been able to discover more than 500 planets in a different solar system. A probe is orbiting Mercury right now, and there is another probe that is believed to go past Pluto in 2015.
Scientists have dreamt over the possibility that it may be possible to live on another planet. Some think that Mars has that potential to support life, if it's hidden resources are uncovered and exploited to their full potential. There is even evidence that it once contained enough water that it had been possible to hold life. Think about it, what if we could transform it into such a place, even if only our children's children get to see any result? The following will describe Mars, present evidence of ice and water, give possible ideas for the future exploration of Mars, and give reasons for why it is important.
For the past fifty years we have been exploring the planet Mars. We have been observing it through telescopes and by sending rovers such as Opportunity, Spirit and Curiosity. Spirit and Opportunity found minerals that can only be created in the presence of water and by using Curiosity astronomers were able to figure out that Mars once had liquid water, enough energy, and enough materials that could have allowed life to form. This research and many others have allowed us to come up with a few “indicators” of life that we could see from space. We can look at the size of the star in it’s solar system, the size of the planet, the closeness of the planet to its star, the color of the star, and the color of the planet( because certain chemicals reflect different colors) in order to find good “candidates” for life. However if we do ever find life it will most likely be tiny bacteria and not the intelligent life that our society has imagined. It has been proven that the science fiction is false and UFOs have not landed on Earth. We know this because they have never been reported by an actual astronomer and they have never left and physical evidence. However this does not mean that there are no intelligent civilizations out there or that astronomers are not searching for them. We are currently looking and
I decided to research how we might colonize Mars. I picked this question because the prospect of colonizing planets is something I know little about. Although it is only being thought about, researched, and designed, there are many ideas out there. I decided I would look into a few of the many possibilities. Some of the subtopics that I researched are the
Therefore, in the interests of efficiency via proximity to our jump-off point or Earth itself, the next two logical choices would be Venus and Mars. Venus is far too hot to colonize in the near future with a surface temperature averaging 864 degrees Fahrenheit . Mars is quite a bit cooler than that, but we can work with the cold. There are many things that need to be done in order to make Mars more habitable, but with cool temperatures, a thin atmosphere, and close proximity to Earth it becomes the ideal location for the first off-Earth human colonies. Our first hurdle in colonizing Mars will be cost. With an estimated cost of over 6 billion US Dollars just for the initial crew to land on Mars , colonizing Mars will need to be an international effort. Given our limited time and resources, we need to expand past our home planet if we are to survive as a species. This is a huge undertaking that will require the cooperation of all advanced nations, and Mars is the best location to begin our expansion outside of our home planet,
Did you ever think we should go to Mars? Well, we should colonize to Mars! My reasons are it’s a good back-up plan, it has many minerals and land, and we might even find something there, maybe even life! Let me explain my reasons.
Not only that, but our population has been growing at an extremely alarming rate. At our current rate, our species may not be able to survive for much longer. This is where space exploration comes in. With the recent discovery of water on Mars, and the finding of Kepler-78b, it is possible that mankind can prolong our existence. The possibility of interstellar travel seems to be an option, or even a necessity, if we wish to continue living.
To recap, the planet Mars which is also known as the “red planet” or the “terrestrial planet” is most similar to Earth. It has an atmosphere made up of mostly carbon dioxide and can drop to very cold temperatures. These are also some reasons that you can not go to Mars without wearing a spacesuit. Mars is the fourth planet away from the sun and the second smallest planet in the solar system after Mercury. Mars also has two moons; named Phobos and Deimos. In conclusion, there have been many missions to Mars and it is the most studied planet in the solar system.