Essay - Science and Astronomy - Malin Space Science Systems the Question...

Science and Astronomy - Malin Space Science Systems

The question of whether we are alone in the universe has been a focus of philosophical speculation s*****ce human beings first contemplated the cosmos. Within recent decades, scientific advances have moved us closer to finally obtaining an answer to that question. Having had a life-long interest in the universe ***** ***** subject of astronomy, I have been greatly fascinated by the new discoveries being seen and relayed to us through the eyes of technical creations such as the Hubble Telescope, ***** the Mars Global Surveyor.

The Hubble, which was launched in 1990, has relayed beautiful images such as the Orion Nebula ***** confirmed the births of planets in ***** proximity of *****ly born stars, thus also *****ing a question of ***** pl*****nets are a phenomenon only found in our sol*****r system, or if they occur elsewhere.

The Malin Space Science Systems, which designs and operates instruments that fly on robotic spacecraft, is responsible f***** the Mars ***** Surveyor MOC, that h***** been in orbit around ***** since 1997. To date, the ***** it has sent over 112,000 images ***** that planet, including some extremely haunting images ***** suggest the possibility o***** the presence of water ***** liquid ice on Mars. O*****r ***** sent ***** the Surveyor contain structures that currently defy explanation and ***** created something of a deb*****te as ***** their origin. Some in the scientific community contend that ***** structures cannot be natural in formation, while others contend ***** the structures were ***** result of some form of intelligent