Question

Give some reasons for our knowledge of the solar system has increased considerably in the past few years. Support your response with at least 3 reasons with details regarding concepts from the units learned in this course.

Answer 1

Answer:

Improvement in observational, and exploratory technology

Rapid increase in knowledge

International collaboration

Explanation:

Our knowledge of the solar system has increased greatly in the past few years due to to some factors which are listed below.

Improvement in observational, and exploratory technology: In recent years, developments in technology has led to the invention of advanced observational instruments and probes, that are used to study the solar system. Also more exploratory units are now developed to go out into the solar system and gather useful data which is then further processed to yield more results about our solar system.

Rapid increase in knowledge: The past few years has seen an increased number of theories proposed to explain phenomena in the solar system. Some of these theories have been seen to be accurate under experimentation, leading to newer and fresher insights into our solar system. Also, new experiments and research are carried out, all these leading to an exponential growth in our knowledge of the solar system.

International Collaboration: The sharing of knowledge by scientists all over has led to a better, quick understanding of the solar system. Also, scientists from  different countries, working together on different experiment and data sharing regarding our solar system now allows our knowledge of the solar system to deepen faster.