When the Universe Knocks at Your
Door
How Planets, Stars and Other
Cosmic Objects
Affect Our Daily Lives
By
Irina Mullins
Copyright © 2015 Irina Mullins. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or retransmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the author.
Introduction and a Very Brief Review of the
Solar System and the Universe
1.1. How do
shooting stars change our planet?
1.2. How do
meteorites make our planet more “precious?”
1.3. Can
another ‘Chelyabinsk’ meteorite strike your city or town?
1.4. Where does
our water come from?
1.5. Can comets
and meteorites make life contagious?
2.1. Is the
Moon stretching your body every day?
2.2. Can the
Moon make life on the Earth more complex?
3.1. Can the
positions of planets in the sky determine our fate?
3.2. Can Mars
and the Moon throw rocks at our planet?
3.3. Is Jupiter
guarding our planet?
3.4. What
happens when planets refuse to go in circles
3.5. Rogue
planets: why are they not welcome in our Solar System
4.1. Can we
travel to the past without a time machine?
4.2. Can the
Sun fill our sky with clouds and send lightning to our planet?
4.3. Should we
worry when the Sun turns the Northern and Southern lights on?
4.4. How does
the Sun turn off GPS systems and cause blackouts on our planet?
4.5. How does
the Sun flood the city of Venice?
4.6. Can a
solar grand minimum cause another ice age on our planet?
4.7. What does
the Faint Young Sun Paradox tell us about Earth climate theories?
5.1. Can a
supernova explosion destroy our Solar System?
5.2. Exploding
stars: are they good or bad for us?
6.1. Can our
galaxy cause havoc on the Earth?
7.1. What can
dark matter and dark energy do to us?
Part VIII. Life beyond the Earth
8.1. Can aliens
from other planets knock at your door?