Space is not only an endless place, but a place for endless
imagination. No one knows how big space
is and what it holds, however one can only picture what it holds. When I think about space and how far it goes,
it really stumps me and astonishes me.
Who knows big space really is and what if it never stops?! That is truly
a question to think about.
All of this study of space started thousands of years ago,
with astronomers looking at stars and the moon with only their eyes. Then in the 17th century the first
telescope was created and at that point changed the revolution of science in
space. Much later in the 20th
century, came the Space Race, where Russia launched the first artificial
satellite, Sputnik, in 1957. This Space
Race sparked a huge competition between the US and Russia. The US then followed by being the first to
put a man on the moon in 1969.
With all of the stuff we know about how planets, solar
system, universe, and galaxy, there is still a lot more that we have no idea
about. Who knows how many more galaxies
there are and if there are other forms of life.
To me, this is scary because it is something completely out of our
control, and only time will lead us to know if it ever happens. And the amount of time it takes could be
millions of years. Space, truly means
its definition, “a continuous area that is unoccupied”.
Works Cited
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Sputnik. N.d. Photograph. GoogleWeb. 30 Nov 2013. <http://bashapedia.pbworks.com/f/1294614551/Sputnik-2l.jpg>.
"The First Telescopes." Tools of Cosmology . N.p.. Web. 30 Nov 2013. <http://www.aip.org/history/cosmology/tools/tools-first-telescopes.htm>.
"Timeline of Space Exploration." TheSpaceRace.com. N.p.. Web. 30 Nov 2013. <http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/>.
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It is crazy to think that no one really knows how big space is. I think you could of talked more about how art and space relate. The alien picture creeped me out though.
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ReplyDeleteI really liked your opening sentence because you automatically grabbed my attention, made me start thinking, and made me want to read more! Great job! I also really like how you incorporated our unknowing of other life forms and what could be out there and the fact that it could take us millions of years to discover what really is out there.
Great job,
Claire
The picture of the aliens catches my attention right away. Where did the artist get the idea of their appearance. Although we have never seen aliens, (or have we O.o) why do so much of the artwork of them look alike? Makes you wonder. And will we ever see them? Nice Blog.
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