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 There are close to 200
billion galaxies in the
observable universe, each
comprising billions of stars
orbiting the galaxy’s center
of mass.
 These range from dwarf
galaxies with as few as ten
million stars to giant
galaxies with a 100 trillion
stars.
 Our Sun completes an orbit of
the Milky Way galaxy about
once every 225million years.
 The Milky Way is a barred
spiral galaxy, shaped like a
spiral with a bar across its
center
 On this orbit, it travels at a
speed of about 220km (140
miles) per second.
 The word galaxy comes from an ancient
Greek word for milky (as in lactic). They
called the Milky Way a milky circle.
 Edwin Hubble, in the 1920s, was first to
confirm that the Milky Way was just one
of many galaxies.
 primary science objective is to collect the first space-based
measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide with the precision,
resolution and coverage needed to characterize its sources and sinks
and quantify their variability over the seasonal cycle.
 After almost 20 years in space, NASA's Cassini spacecraft
begins the final chapter of its remarkable story of
exploration: its Grand Finale.
End of Mission: 15 Sep 2017
 Juno is named after a
Roman goddess who
could see through
clouds.
 Juno is carrying a
plaque inscribed with
some of Galileo’s
writings from 1610
 Juno is scheduled
to end its life by
plunging into
Jupiter in 2018.
 The Great Red Spot is a huge storm on
Jupiter.
It has raged for at least 350 years. It is so
large that three Earths could fit inside it.
 Jupiter orbits the Sun once every 11.8 Earth
years.
 Jupiter’s interior is made of rock, metal, and
hydrogen compounds.
 Below Jupiter’s massive atmosphere
(which is made primarily of hydrogen),
there are layers of compressed hydrogen
gas, liquid metallic hydrogen, and a core
of ice, rock, and metals.
 Eight spacecraft have visited Jupiter
 Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2,
Galileo, Cassini, Ulysses, and New
Horizons missions. The Juno mission is its
way to Jupiter and will arrive in July
2016. Other future missions may focus
on the Jovian moons Europa, Ganymede,
and Callisto, and their subsurface
oceans.
 There could be life near
Saturn
 Saturn has 62 moons
Saturn spins so
quickly on its axis
that the planet
flattens itself out into
an oblate spheroid.
 You can
see Saturn
with your
own eyes
 Sometimes the rings disappear

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Facts About Our Universe

  • 1.  There are close to 200 billion galaxies in the observable universe, each comprising billions of stars orbiting the galaxy’s center of mass.  These range from dwarf galaxies with as few as ten million stars to giant galaxies with a 100 trillion stars.
  • 2.  Our Sun completes an orbit of the Milky Way galaxy about once every 225million years.  The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, shaped like a spiral with a bar across its center  On this orbit, it travels at a speed of about 220km (140 miles) per second.
  • 3.  The word galaxy comes from an ancient Greek word for milky (as in lactic). They called the Milky Way a milky circle.  Edwin Hubble, in the 1920s, was first to confirm that the Milky Way was just one of many galaxies.
  • 4.  primary science objective is to collect the first space-based measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide with the precision, resolution and coverage needed to characterize its sources and sinks and quantify their variability over the seasonal cycle.
  • 5.  After almost 20 years in space, NASA's Cassini spacecraft begins the final chapter of its remarkable story of exploration: its Grand Finale. End of Mission: 15 Sep 2017
  • 6.  Juno is named after a Roman goddess who could see through clouds.  Juno is carrying a plaque inscribed with some of Galileo’s writings from 1610  Juno is scheduled to end its life by plunging into Jupiter in 2018.
  • 7.  The Great Red Spot is a huge storm on Jupiter. It has raged for at least 350 years. It is so large that three Earths could fit inside it.
  • 8.  Jupiter orbits the Sun once every 11.8 Earth years.  Jupiter’s interior is made of rock, metal, and hydrogen compounds.  Below Jupiter’s massive atmosphere (which is made primarily of hydrogen), there are layers of compressed hydrogen gas, liquid metallic hydrogen, and a core of ice, rock, and metals.  Eight spacecraft have visited Jupiter  Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2, Galileo, Cassini, Ulysses, and New Horizons missions. The Juno mission is its way to Jupiter and will arrive in July 2016. Other future missions may focus on the Jovian moons Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, and their subsurface oceans.
  • 9.  There could be life near Saturn  Saturn has 62 moons
  • 10. Saturn spins so quickly on its axis that the planet flattens itself out into an oblate spheroid.
  • 11.  You can see Saturn with your own eyes
  • 12.  Sometimes the rings disappear