Christopher Hutchins
Mr. Ippolito - Current Event 15
3/19/19
Brown, David W. “Neptune's Moon Triton Is Destination of Proposed NASA Mission.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 19 Mar. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/science/triton-neptune-nasa-trident.html.
As we enter the month of February, we may also be entering the end of a long journey. NASA’s Trident Mission is beginning to give signs of its death. The last time Neptune’s moons were observed was Voyager 2 in 1989. Since then, the planet has been a top priority. It is planning to look into the ocean worlds. NASA continues to send signals, waiting for a response, but there are thousands of possibilities that lead to an end with the mission. Trident will look for more signs of life, since the region was expanded past Mars. There are many signs of water, or an ocean on the moons of Neptune. Triton must be perfectly aligned in order for the mission to be a success.
This article is not extremely relevant to our understanding of the world today. It is just an alert about the mission that will go to one of Neptune’s Moons. Although, by raising awareness to other space projects such as the Trident, which will help us have a much greater understanding of the solar system, there becomes a public knowledge of the scapecraft and the work it is doing for the benefit of science and the origin of our planet. In the near future, when Earth becomes uninhabitable, we will need to find a new home, or face extinction. Having a stronger understanding of the planets around us will help us in the future.
After reading this article, I was very pleased with the structure, and the resources incorporated into the read. This article is quick and to the point. It is surrounded by images. The writing of the article was slightly casual, which was effective to someone who may have previous knowledge of the mission, but to those learning about it for the first time, this may have been a mistake by the author. Other than readjusting the language to a broader target audience, this article was very well written and is important for people to educate themselves on.
Brown, David W. “Neptune's Moon Triton Is Destination of Proposed NASA Mission.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 19 Mar. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/science/triton-neptune-nasa-trident.html.
ReplyDeleteIn Chris's review of the article “ “Neptune's Moon Triton Is Destination of Proposed NASA Mission”, he did an excellent job of summarizing it's main points. After reading his article I feel fairly well informed on the topic yet not bored by too much detail. Additionally, I agree his explanation of the article's significance. The end of this particular space mission does not greatly impact our daily lives, but is something that we aware of in tracking human progress of exploring space. Overall, this review was very well written. There are minimal technical errors and it is well organized.
I felt that CHris could have improved his work by giving more detail about actual life an significance of the space mission. A more thorough understanding of what the mission accomplished might help people better understand why its end is significant. Secondly, in his explanation of the subject's significance, Chris could have provided more detail on how scientists feel about the end of this mission. Was it expected? Did we hope for more coming from the mission or do we feel satisfied with the results?
Scientists know incredily little about outer space. We have launced many space missions and learned a great deal, but we've still only skimmed the surface of space exploration. While this mission may be drawing to a close, we have an incredible about to learn from the missions of the future.