Sentences with phrase «planetary movements»

Explanations are provided that enable to understand how observations of planetary movements provide evidence for the different models of the solar system.

«If it's the size of Mars, that is a pretty big object, which would suggest it would be most likely scattered out there by planetary movements further in,» says Volk.

And, «In April 2008, it was announced that two simulations of long - term planetary movement, one at the Paris Observatory and the other at the University of California, Santa Cruz, indicate a 1 % chance that Mercury's orbit could be made unstable by Jupiter's gravitational pull sometime during the lifespan of the Sun.

Elsewhere, deserts are focused in disorientating slow motion or multiple exposure; a man observes the sky through a hole in his shoe; and a stone skimming across a lake takes on the slow grace of planetary movement.

With entry categories for science / healthcare workers and the under 25s as well as professional and amateur photographers, the competition is an opportunity to stimulate an interest in any area of science, from planetary movements to cellular signalling or more general topics such as physics or the environment, as well as demonstrating artistic flair.

Transcircle, a modern day Stonehenge, presents a series of nine totemic objects, arranged in a circle to resemble an ancient structure or site, and symbolises the solar system's planetary movements, with each colour representing one planet.

She developed a software navigation system to help improve spacecraft travel through the solar system from her research on gravity and planetary movement.

For at least the last million years, planetary movements have caused cycles in the earth's orbit that cause periodic heating and cooling cycles.

Do the planetary movements decide what's going to happen tomorrow?