Asynchronous Virtual Academy Assignment

Nandika Nandan

COmpare & Contrast

Future of Space Exploration Could See Humans on Mars, Alien Planets

This article is about other ways to colonize space. It talks about Mae Jemison, the first African-America Female Astronaut. She explains Mars is not the only planet we can colonize. There are many other plants and even moons. But the problem is that it would take a VERY long time to reach those planets.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity

This text is an interview with Neil DeGrasse Tyson. It takes about space exploration and his thoughts about space exploration. The interviewer askes some space-based questions.

SUMMARY

Both stories talk about space exploration and peoples opinions. The differences are that the first peice of text was an article and the next was an interview. Another difference was that the first article was very formal while the next one was casual and mostly opinion based. In my opinion, both pieces of text were great.