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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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OCT 09, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Bern in Germany have found that an exoplanet, known as WASP-121b, is so hot that it c ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 09, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found evidence of nanojets (bright, thin lights) in the solar atmosphere, also known as the corona. The ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 09, 2020Earth & The Environment
Researchers yet again toward our planet’s past to understand what might be in store for our future. In a new study ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 07, 2020Earth & The Environment
More dim news from the Amazon: more of the rainforest is at risk of becoming a savanna than previously believed. The fin ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A Nature Astronomy paper in September, titled "Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus", has led t ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 05, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study from Colorado State University scientists provides insight into the resiliency of aerosol particles, particles f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 28, 2020Space & Astronomy
Hurricanes don't only happen on Earth; the giant planet Jupiter is also home to swirling storms. On Jupiter, however, mu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have identified a new kind of planet- an ‘ultrahot Neptune’, or a giant exoplanet that orbits its ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 20, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists were stunned to discover possible signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. Their initial findings were confi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Earth & The Environment
As California faces its worst wildfire season yet, with 28 major fires burning throughout the state as of September 14, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 15, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Chicago have found that carbon-rich planets outside our ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, reaching 465 degrees Celcius- a temperature hot enough to melt lead. Wh ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Hawaii have noticed that the Moon is turning slightly red or 'rusty'- and tha ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 06, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Warm water pelagic snails don’t get much attention, but they certainly should. The snails move between ocean surfa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Researchers are calling on the sun to develop a conversion technique to transform carbon dioxide into fuels, pharmaceuti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2020Earth & The Environment
The recent discovery of a fossil-tree in the Andean Altiplano dates back to 10 million years ago, say researchers. The d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 28, 2020Plants & Animals
Extravagant and spiny lionfish were once highly sought after by home aquarium hobbyists. These venomous fish are native ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 27, 2020Microbiology
Organisms rely on a biological fuel known as ATP, which provides the energy for many processes. In cellular respiration, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers say that a space rock that landed in Costa Rica on April 23rd, 2019, came from an asteroid that exists as a ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Over the roughly 4.5 billion years of Earth's existence, there have been several periods were biodiversity has been near ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2020Space & Astronomy
NASA has said that an asteroid known as 2018VP1 is heading towards Earth, and may potentially collide with our planet on ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 24, 2020Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2020Earth & The Environment
Imagine Northern Africa, now inhabited by the desiccated Sahara desert, as a green oasis, covered by plants and trees. T ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres reports the discovery of equatorial winds at ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Bern in Germany have found that an exoplanet, known as WASP-121b, is so hot that it c
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 09, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found evidence of nanojets (bright, thin lights) in the solar atmosphere, also known as the corona. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 09, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Researchers yet again toward our planet’s past to understand what might be in store for our future. In a new study
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 07, 2020
Earth & The Environment
More dim news from the Amazon: more of the rainforest is at risk of becoming a savanna than previously believed. The fin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A Nature Astronomy paper in September, titled "Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus", has led t
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 05, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study from Colorado State University scientists provides insight into the resiliency of aerosol particles, particles f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 28, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Hurricanes don't only happen on Earth; the giant planet Jupiter is also home to swirling storms. On Jupiter, however, mu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have identified a new kind of planet- an ‘ultrahot Neptune’, or a giant exoplanet that orbits its
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 20, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists were stunned to discover possible signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. Their initial findings were confi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Earth & The Environment
As California faces its worst wildfire season yet, with 28 major fires burning throughout the state as of September 14,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 15, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Chicago have found that carbon-rich planets outside our
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, reaching 465 degrees Celcius- a temperature hot enough to melt lead. Wh
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Hawaii have noticed that the Moon is turning slightly red or 'rusty'- and tha
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 06, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Warm water pelagic snails don’t get much attention, but they certainly should. The snails move between ocean surfa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers are calling on the sun to develop a conversion technique to transform carbon dioxide into fuels, pharmaceuti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The recent discovery of a fossil-tree in the Andean Altiplano dates back to 10 million years ago, say researchers. The d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 28, 2020
Plants & Animals
Extravagant and spiny lionfish were once highly sought after by home aquarium hobbyists. These venomous fish are native
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 27, 2020
Microbiology
Organisms rely on a biological fuel known as ATP, which provides the energy for many processes. In cellular respiration,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers say that a space rock that landed in Costa Rica on April 23rd, 2019, came from an asteroid that exists as a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Over the roughly 4.5 billion years of Earth's existence, there have been several periods were biodiversity has been near
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2020
Space & Astronomy
NASA has said that an asteroid known as 2018VP1 is heading towards Earth, and may potentially collide with our planet on
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 24, 2020
Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Imagine Northern Africa, now inhabited by the desiccated Sahara desert, as a green oasis, covered by plants and trees. T
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres reports the discovery of equatorial winds at
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan