Neptune
 

Hello Science Fairy fans! I have some very bad news this is my last planet in the solar system. But don't worry I'm still going to make
more blogs. Anyway, today we are going to learn about the blue planet that every one loves..........Neptune! Keep reading to learn more about this amazing planet.

                                                                                 

 

First things first, we have to know how it got it's name. As you can see Neptune has a blue color. When the Greeks saw the planet for the first time it looked like the ocean so they decide to name it after the god of the sea.

 

 

Now lets talk about how Neptune was discovered. He was discovered by Galileo, but he mistakened it for a star. Since it was too far way they had to use math and not science. Crazy right? Anyway the math geniuses that made Neptune a planet are Johann Galle, Urbain Le Veriee and John Couch Adams.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now we are going to compare and contrast Neptune with the other gas giants.

 

Compare and Contrast

 

First we are going to contrast and compare it with Uranus. "Can I help?" asked the Science Cat. What are you doing here? "I'm here to help." said the Scienc car. "No you cant help." "Please, please, please." said the Science cat. OK fine, you can help. But no talking over my show. "Fine. Can I do Neptune." said the Science Cat.

 

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                  Neptune                      Uranus

                                 Radius: 15,299 miles                                          Radius: 15,759 miles

                                 Mass: 102.4E24 kg                                              Mass: 86.81E24 kg

                   Discovered: September 23, 1846                                     Discovered: March 13, 1781

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   "I know a way how they are similar." said the Science Cat. ow How are they similar? "They are similar in theie color, unexplored by human because of there distance, and three is the obvious one they are both maintained with gas." said the Science Cat. You are a very smart Science Cat now get off my blog you are taking over it.
 

                                                    

 Now we are going to compare it to Jupiter and Saturn. Just to make this  blog go faster. "Can I help with this one?' asked Emma the Meap. Emma the Meap what are you doing here? You know what? I am going to get a better security. Anyway since you are here you can help. "Yeah! I'm doing Neptune and Saturn." said Emma the Meap. Sigh, fine. But we really don't need to do Neptune because we all ready did it.

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                                 Saturn                                                         Jupiter

 

       Radius: 36,184 miles                                                          Radius: 43,441 miles

       Mass: 568.3E24 kg                                                              Mass: 1.898E27 kg  

     Distance from Sun: 890,700,000 miles                               Distance from Sun: 483,800,000 miles

 

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Emma the Meap before you say anything, we are going to do one at a time. First the similarities with Jupiter. I'll go first. They both have dark spots, They both have hydrogen and helium, and they both been discovered by Gailio. Your turn Emma The Meap. "Finally they both have rings, they both obviously have rings, and been discovered by Voyager 2." said Emma the Meap. Thanks for coming. Good bye. "Wait what I still have  abunch of similarities." said Emma the Meap. Good bye.

                               

 

 

We finally compared and contrast all of the gas giants with Neptune. Now I  keep getting comments asking does Neptune have snow or water. Well that's a hard question. "I know the answer." said Sachin. OK this is the last person that is barging in here. Don't even think of it Sachin. OK Amish whats the answer. "Yes, it does snow but its not the snow on earth. The snow wouldn't be made by water." said Amish. Then what would it be made of then? "It would be made of ice of ammonia and methane. Neptune's atmosphere is made of hydrogen and helium so the degree goes down to -200 degrees enough to freeze the entire planet." said Amish. That is very interesting now good bye.

 

 

 

      Now we are going to talk about its moons. Neptune has 12 moons. We are going to talk about a special moon. It's name is Triton. Before I start is anyone coming in? Yes or no? OK finally now I can..."Hi Science Fairy."said Alex.  UUUUGGGHH Alex! You know what? Just talk about Triton and I'll be back. "Triton is an interesting moon. Did you know that it orbits in the opposite direction of Neptune? Weird right? It was discovered in 1846. It orbits completely in 141 earth days. The last fact I have is the person that discovered it is William Lassell." said Alex. Thank you. Good bye forever!
 

                                  

 N more people Sachin. Don't even think of get out of that chair. You too jack. Now everyone is all ways wondering why does Neptune have small dark spots. Well, scientist were looking at Neptune and saw the dark spots disappeared and come back again which was weird. But it proves that its weather is active. It even has a great spot like Jupiter which means it has a strong winds just like Jupiter. The dark spot is named Scooter because around it there are white clouds called cirrus clouds. It is called Scooter because it moves very fast.
 

That's the end of my blog today. This is The Science Fairy saying keep learning science. Peace.   

                                       

                                    

                

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                                                                       Uranus
Hello Science Fairy fans. Today we are going to learn about Uranus. Ha,Ha,Ha. I know I know it's funny. But it doesn't mean that. Wait don't go, it is very interesting. Did you know it has diamonds on it? Yeah you didn't know that did you? Keep reading to learn more.

                                 
 Time for  some history. His name is Ouranos. He married Gaia. He had to father twelve sons and six daughters. Gaia was in immense pain so she told her sons to rebel but we are going to skip that. Anyway after all of that, the Greek made him the god of the sky and changed his name to Uranus. Below is a picture of him.

                                  

 

Now it's time to learn about the planet. "What about the diamond?"

I'm getting there. But first we have to learn about its rings. Some people say they don't have rings but they are WRONG! Uranus has 13 rings. They are sparser than Saturn's rings. You can't see its rings with the naked eye. You can only see them through a telescope.

 

 

 

 

 

 Now we are going to talk about its mo..."diamonds". NOT YET! be patient we are going to talk about its moons. Click this link to learn about all the moons.

 

 http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/uranus-menu.html

 

 Now are going to talk about the inside of Uranus. First part is the hydrodren, helium, and methane. Next it has a liquid mantle, it's full of water. The final part is its diamond core. "Finally". Happy know? OK, let's move on to its atmosphere.

 

 

The atmosphere is the same as Saturn and Jupiter. It's surface is gas. So that makes it a gas giant. The atmosphere of Uranus is composed mainly of molecular hydrogen and helium. The third most abundant molecule after hydrogen and helium is methane. It’s the methane in Uranus’ atmosphere that absorbs the red spectrum visible light and gives it the blue-green color.

 

 

  Did you know that Uranus is tittled on its side? Scientist think it was hit by a meteor while the solar system was still being made. 
The  seasons are very different. As it goes around the sun one side is dark the other side is light. The dark side is bellow zero. There are massive storms on Uranus. They are so big they cover a whole continent.  

                               
                           Fun Facts
1. Uranus is the coldest planet in the Solar System.

2. Summer on Uranus lasts one long day – 42 years.

3. Uranus is the second least dense planet.

4.    Uranus was the first planet discoversed in the modern age.

5. Uranus has only been visited once.


                      Hope you enjoyed my blog. This is The Science Fairy saying keep doing science.

ps. if you read this the core is molten rock.

 

 

 

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   Crazy Space Jump

Hello welcome back to Space News.  I'm The Science Fairy. Today this crazy person jumps out of a shuttle down to earth. Crazy right? Read more about this crazy story. 

The brave astronaut's name is Felix Baumgartner. The height was 24.2 miles from earth. That is crazy high! I would  never do that in my entire life. Anyway, he is 127,852 feet above New Mexico. When he does this fall he is going to be the first free falling person to break the sound barrier. "I think that's why he wanted to do it, to become famous" said Emma the Meap. Wait, what how did you get in here security, security. Now that she is gone, let's continue.

The people who are helping him are Sage Cheshire Inc. and other Southern California aerospace companies.  These firms are anticipating commercial space travel and want to know whether passengers can safely bail out from stratospheric heights just in case. The Red Bull, you know the drink? Anyway, they paid for the whole thing. it could cost millions of dollars.

As you know it hasn't started yet, but...... "Hey look they are starting, they are starting!" said Emma The Meap. How did you get back in here? "The back door." Whatever, you can stay. "Yay let's watch the video!" said Emma the Meap.

Here is a video of him jumping out of the shuttle. 

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-felix-baumgartner-space-jump-video-footage-20140201,0,3749816.story?track=rss#axzz2sB75nbXU

Hope you enjoyed the video! This has been Space News. See you next time!!

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