THE SUN HAS SET

Picture by/Imagen de Christina Balit Sol was the solar deity in Ancient Roman religion. It has long been thought that Rome actually had three different, consecutive sun gods: Sol Indiges, Sol Invictus and Apollo. Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of the athletic youth is represented by Apollo. He was variously recognized not only as the god of light and the sun, but also the god of truth, prophecy, healing, plague, knowledge, medicine, music or poetry. In Roman mythology ha had a twin sister Diana (Luna) the goddess of the moon. Helios was another personification of the Sun in Greek mythology, brother of the goddess Selene. However, both gods (Helios and Apollo) co-existed as they were viewed as two distinct gods belonging to two generations; Helios was a Titan, whilst Apollo was an Olympian. Apollo, as god of music, fell in love with the lyre and he is usually r...

The Earth takes 23 hours 56 minutes exactly to turn fully around its axis, which passes through the poles, in west-east direction and in the opposite direction of clockwise. This is called rotation. In addition, this move gives us the feeling that the sky is swirling around our planet.The translational motion is an important movement of the earth, by which our planet moves around the Sun, driven by gravitation, in a time of 365 days, 5 hours and 57 minutes, which is the actual length of the year.The axis of rotation of the Earth is always pointing to an inclined direction. So when in its orbit around the Sun's north pole points toward the Sun, the northern hemisphere receives more heat, while in the Southern hemisphere we get some cold. Below you'll find a fun and short video that explains everything you need on the subject, I hope you like it. _________________ La Tierra tarda 23 h 56 minutos exactamente en dar una vuelta completa alrededor de su propio eje, que pasa ...

On February 11, NASA launched the most advanced space ship in order to study more closely the Sun. The SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) has sent to Earth the first images that reveal unseen details that will help scientists to better understand the dynamics and solar activity. Stunning images I would like you to see. Enjoy! __________________  El pasado 11 de febrero, la NASA lanzó al espacio la nave más avanzada para poder estudiar más de cerca el Sol. El SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) ha enviado a la Tierra sus primeras imágenes, que revelan detalles nunca vistos y que ayudarán a los científicos a comprender mejor la dinámica y la actividad solar. Impresionantes imágenes que deseo os gusten.

If you want to see stunning pictures of the Solar System provided by NASA click below and discover the wonders of our system. Si quieres ver unas fotos impresionantes del Sistema Solar de la NASA haz click debajo y descubre de cerca las maravillas de nuestro sistema. Visit My Photos - 26 Pics Fotos del Sistema Solar

If you want to know how to call the different parts of the solar system in English, click on the image. Si quieres saber como se llaman las diferentes partes del Sistema Solar en Inglés, haz click en la imagen.

If you have found the above explanations  difficult, you can check this link of science education for children and read the explanation given about the solar system. http://educa-ciencia.com/sistema-solar-primaria.htm Si las explicaciones anteriores te han sido difíciles, puedes consultar esta página de educa-ciencia y leer la explicación para niños que se da sobre el Sistema Solar.

In the following link, you will find an entertaining tour through the Solar System, with allits major bodies. It's interesting to see in scale the distance between planets. Note that Eris is called Xena (provisional name when it was discovered). Makemake and Haumea had not yet been classified as dwarf planets when this program first saw the light. Hope you like it. To take the tour, click the link below: ___________________ En el siguiente link, encontraréis un entretenido paseo por el Sistema Solar, con los planetas más importantes. Es interesante ver "a escala" la distancia entre planetas. Observad que Eris es llamado Xena (su nombre provisional cuando fue descubierto). Makemake y Haumea aún no habían sido catalogados como planetas enanos cuando se realizó este programa. Espero que os guste. Para dar el paseo, pincha aquí: Paseo por el Sistema Solar

Have you ever imagined how would it be like to be close to the sun? The Sun is the only star that inhabits our Solar System. Around this star orbit the planets, including Earth. The sun's energy comes to us in the form of sunlight. It supports almost all forms of life on Earth via photosynthesis, and drives the climate and weather of our planet. Its temperature reaches million degrees Kelvin and it has got a diameter of about 1,400,000 Km, which is over 100 times greater than the diameter of the Earth. Here you have a video showing how it feels to be closely to solar flares. ___________________ ¿Os habéis imaginado alguna vez como sería estar cerca del Sol? El Sol es la única estrella que se encuentra en nuestro Sistema Solar. Alrededor de este astro orbitan los planetas, incluida la Tierra.  La energía del Sol nos llega a nosotros en forma de luz solar y sustenta a casi todas las formas de vida de la Tierra a través de la fotosíntesis, además conduce el clima  y ...