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Atmosphere
The atmosphere consists of a layer of gas surrounding a planet. It is held in place by the gravitational forces of the planet itself. The atmosphere of Earth contains nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases.
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JUN 03, 2025Space & Astronomy
How do ultra-hot Jupiters form and evolve? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 01, 2025Earth & The Environment
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JUN 03, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How do ultra-hot Jupiters form and evolve? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 01, 2025
Earth & The Environment
2025 has been an above average year for tornadoes, which have had significant and deadly impacts in many US communities.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists and many years of data have shown that the average air and ocean temperatures of Earth are steadily increasin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2025
Earth & The Environment
How does climate change influence school attendance? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the Nat
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 24, 2025
Space & Astronomy
A recent discovery of a unique exoplanet continues to challenge our understanding of solar system dynamics as a recent s
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can carbon deposits on Mars tell scientists about whether life could have once existed on the Red Planet? This is w
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sub-Neptunes, which are exoplanets whose size is between Earth and Neptune, teach astronomers about exoplanet f
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 03, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How can the solar wind influence Jupiter’s massive magnetic field? This is what a recent study published in Geophy
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 31, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Every year, the Arctic freezes. The sea ice reaches its maximum extent every year in March, and then as the season chang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How do water and hydrogen interact in planetary evolution? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Jo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 24, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are steadily rising because of human activities, which is wreaking havoc on the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can a star’s behavior teach scientists about the formation and evolution of sub-Neptune exoplanets, which com
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can methyl halides, which are gases that consist of one carbon and three hydrogen atoms while being attached to a h
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 17, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can carbon dioxide in an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach us about its formation and evolution? This is what a re
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 16, 2025
Earth & The Environment
This image by Jean-Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What impacts have climate change mitigation strategies had on the ozone layer? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the atmosphere of a free-floating exoplanet teach astronomers about exoplanet formation and evolution? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 03, 2025
Technology
Can methane flare burners be advanced to produce less methane? This is what a recent study published in Industrial &
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can an extremely hot Neptune-sized exoplanet teach scientists about exoplanetary weather? This is what a recent stu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 25, 2025
Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sand dunes on Earth and Mars teach us about the latter’s wind behavior and atmosphere? This is what a rec
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is affecting a seemingly endless number of things, in increasingly drastic ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2025
Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes influence weather on Mars and what can this teach us about Earth’s weather patterns? This is what a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc