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Asteroids are rocky objects that move around a solar system. They are often too small to be considered planets, and are more often considered minor planets. Asteroids orbit the sun, but not in the characteristic "disc" orbit that regular planets do.
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MAR 15, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) used the Atacama Large Milli ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 11, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has analyzed a sample of the asteroid Ryugu and found that the sample is rich with o ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 18, 2023Space & Astronomy
This past week, a small asteroid – colloquially known as a ‘shooting star’ – was discovered in s ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 02, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored the reflective and beautiful atmosphere of Venus that envelopes its hot and high-pressured su ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 27, 2023Space & Astronomy
Some scientists dedicate their lives to hunting for meteorites, and may have to brave some harsh conditions to do so. An ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JAN 12, 2023Space & Astronomy
The eight planets and 200-plus moons that populate our solar system aren't the only locations that exhibit awe-inspiring ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 26, 2022Space & Astronomy
While there are over 200 moons in our solar system, only three exist around the inner terrestrial planets, and two belon ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 15, 2022Space & Astronomy
How dark is space? That’s a question that some astronomers are trying to answer. To do so, they sorted through 200 ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.NOV 24, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers led by the Paris Globe Institute o ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 11, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international team of researchers led by the Carnegie Insti ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 12, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers led by the Chinese Academy of Geol ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Every mammal that is found on our planet is descended from one common ancestor, thought to have lived around 180 million ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers led by Dartmou ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 02, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers discuss how impacts that plan ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 14, 2022Space & Astronomy
This series will explore historic space missions from the start of the Space Age to the present day, including both crew ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 07, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in American Geophysical Union Advances, computer models divulge how the geologic activity on ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 24, 2022Space & Astronomy
Volcanoes are one of nature’s most awe-inspiring creations, giant mountains ejecting red hot lava that are both be ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 16, 2022Chemistry & Physics
To study the formation of our planet, as well as the overall solar system, and to study the possible source of all the o ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUL 15, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Many millions of years ago, an asteroid hit the planet Mars which created a crater and ejected a lot of its material int ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUL 15, 2022Space & Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope has awed scientists and the public alike with the first images that were released on July 12, ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUN 25, 2022Space & Astronomy
During a press conference at this summer’s American Astronomical Society meeting, a team of researchers presented ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUN 24, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Citizen Science is a US government project which involves public participation in conducting scientific analysis ba ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUN 23, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Gaia is a survey mission launched in 2013 on a Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT launch vehicle from the European Spaceport in Kourou, ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUN 17, 2022Space & Astronomy
When we think of asteroids, we often envision them smashing into our precious blue world and annihilating all life as we ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 15, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) used the Atacama Large Milli
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 11, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has analyzed a sample of the asteroid Ryugu and found that the sample is rich with o
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
This past week, a small asteroid – colloquially known as a ‘shooting star’ – was discovered in s
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 02, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored the reflective and beautiful atmosphere of Venus that envelopes its hot and high-pressured su
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 27, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Some scientists dedicate their lives to hunting for meteorites, and may have to brave some harsh conditions to do so. An
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The eight planets and 200-plus moons that populate our solar system aren't the only locations that exhibit awe-inspiring
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 26, 2022
Space & Astronomy
While there are over 200 moons in our solar system, only three exist around the inner terrestrial planets, and two belon
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 15, 2022
Space & Astronomy
How dark is space? That’s a question that some astronomers are trying to answer. To do so, they sorted through 200
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
NOV 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers led by the Paris Globe Institute o
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 11, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international team of researchers led by the Carnegie Insti
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 12, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers led by the Chinese Academy of Geol
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Every mammal that is found on our planet is descended from one common ancestor, thought to have lived around 180 million
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers led by Dartmou
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 02, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers discuss how impacts that plan
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
This series will explore historic space missions from the start of the Space Age to the present day, including both crew
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 07, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in American Geophysical Union Advances, computer models divulge how the geologic activity on
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Volcanoes are one of nature’s most awe-inspiring creations, giant mountains ejecting red hot lava that are both be
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 16, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
To study the formation of our planet, as well as the overall solar system, and to study the possible source of all the o
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUL 15, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Many millions of years ago, an asteroid hit the planet Mars which created a crater and ejected a lot of its material int
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUL 15, 2022
Space & Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope has awed scientists and the public alike with the first images that were released on July 12,
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUN 25, 2022
Space & Astronomy
During a press conference at this summer’s American Astronomical Society meeting, a team of researchers presented
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUN 24, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Citizen Science is a US government project which involves public participation in conducting scientific analysis ba
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 23, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Gaia is a survey mission launched in 2013 on a Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT launch vehicle from the European Spaceport in Kourou,
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
When we think of asteroids, we often envision them smashing into our precious blue world and annihilating all life as we
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc