Friday, July 24, 2015

Developing a research Question

After exploring the internet on issues in Astronomy, I noticed that many issues rustled in the funding towards Astronomy. The instruments and technology used in Astronomy are not the cheapest things to build, causing many issues for funding projects in the United States. Astronomy can have debates on government funding but it also consists of debates involving our solar system and our beliefs.


 Should NASA or any other astronomical companies receive more funding from the Government?
- This question is very interesting to my because there are many opposing views on whether or not more government funding should be given towards Astronomy.  I want to research this project because I want to learn more about the people who think Astronomy is getting to much money and is irrelevant to our time being.

How can NASA's Astroid redirect mission move us forward to sending astronauts to Mars and back?
-NASA's mission since they started was to send people to mars and back, being the first to ever land a man on another planet. This mission is very skeptical as it its costs are in the billions and is going to take over 5 years to complete. It is hard to tell the connection between this mission and NASA's overall goal.

Should astronomy be taught in schools at a young age?

This topic is very intriguing to me because majority of our public in uniformed and or clueless about astronomy. I think this research will lead to understand people view on where astronomy is going and how it affects them. It is also interesting because my Astronomy teacher last year is the head of a research project at the University of Arizona that looks at the importance of learning science in schools.








1 comment:

  1. A good question, and certainly relevant to your field. I look forward to reading what you find.

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