Wednesday, October 31, 2012

31 Days of Planets: Zombie Planet!

Day 28

Watch out - the planet rises from the dead! Sort of. Well, they like to say it has risen from the dead (maybe) but in reality, the scientists just don't know and can't agree.

Fomalhaut b (okay, okay, so I already wrote about this planet) was thought to be just a cloud of dust. Then someone said, "No! I think there's a planet in there!" So they started looking, searching, gazing into the vast expanse of night - until a third party replied, "Well, there's no heat signature. It's just a dust cloud."




Op. Now it's dead. A dead planet.

Well... then they changed their minds. At least, somebody did. They decided that they were seeing a planetary object embedded in a cloud of dust, instead of just, well, a cloud of dust.

So this planet has come back to life via the aid of red tape and limited scientific equipment. 

Humans are great. So are Zombie Planets. 



In conclusion, Happy Halloween, Fomalhaut b!

Picture made by me. More information, here.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

31 Days of Planets: Asteroid B-612

Day 27

Asteroid B-612 is not actually a planet (as you can see by the word "asteroid") but it is a home. It is the home of the Little Prince. This little asteroid is the size of a house. It has three volcanoes, one rose, baobob trees, and a few other things. The Little Prince is always pulling the little trees from the ground. So he asks the narrator of this story for a sheep. The narrator proceeds to draw him an elephant inside a snake. The Little Prince does not want an elephant or a snake on his house-sized asteroid. Eventually he draws a box in which the sheep is hiding. 

This is his home.



In conclusion, I hope that I can be as content with my home as was the Little Prince with his little asteroid.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Hello From the Hurricane!