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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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APR 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
When Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico in September of 2017, it brought along record-breaking rainfall, the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 21, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronauts on the International Space Station are enjoying a fresh batch of supplies in time for the Easter holiday afte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
Nitrous oxide (N2O), perhaps better known as laughing gas, is a dangerous greenhouse gas with nearly three hundred times ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
The upcoming infrared-based James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is poised to become the Hubble Space Telescope’s suc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
It’s no secret that our planet is overrun with plastic debris. Plastic debris of all sizes reaches larger bodies o ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
When you look up into the sky at night, the Earth’s Moon is the brightest object you can see. But don’t let ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
It’s been almost exactly one year since a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ferried NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
Mars looks like a dull and desolate wasteland at first glance, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you stop and app ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
During SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2019, which transpired back in February, the commercial space com ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Plants & Animals
It seems like each passing day brings a new wave of animal conservationists warning the world about the risk of a specif ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, much like Earth, but shortly after the start of the 21st century, astronomers seemin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
Stratolaunch is the unique name given to a specialized dual-fuselage airplane that, much like the name implies, could on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Atmospheric Environment adds more support to the growing field of studies pus ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
It’s been more than a year since SpaceX first demonstrated the flight capabilities of its heavy-lifting Falcon Hea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Besides the three usual states of matters: gas, liquid, and solid, there are also more exotic ones such as plasma and Bo ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
After three years of searching, the international collaboration of scientists called “Beyond EPICA,” has fou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2019Space & Astronomy
Both NASA and the United States Air Force recognize approximately 80 kilometers above the Earth’s surface as the s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA launched its Parker Solar Probe last August with the intent of studying the beating heart of our solar system: the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA acknowledged just under three weeks ago that it was having trouble meeting the stringent development deadlines for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
After two years of extensive research, a team of international researchers has determined the exact location from which ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 04, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In a recent publication, a team of Swedish geologists revealed that Earth was once hit by a mega solar storm over 2,600 ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
In 2013, NASA’s Curiosity Rover detected a spike of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere. It was particularly exc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
An iceberg, roughly twice the size of New York City, will break off western Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf at any ti ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover finally makes it to Mars, it’ll be tasked with more than just moving around on t ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
When Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico in September of 2017, it brought along record-breaking rainfall, the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 21, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronauts on the International Space Station are enjoying a fresh batch of supplies in time for the Easter holiday afte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Nitrous oxide (N2O), perhaps better known as laughing gas, is a dangerous greenhouse gas with nearly three hundred times
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The upcoming infrared-based James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is poised to become the Hubble Space Telescope’s suc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It’s no secret that our planet is overrun with plastic debris. Plastic debris of all sizes reaches larger bodies o
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When you look up into the sky at night, the Earth’s Moon is the brightest object you can see. But don’t let
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It’s been almost exactly one year since a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ferried NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Mars looks like a dull and desolate wasteland at first glance, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you stop and app
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
During SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2019, which transpired back in February, the commercial space com
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
It seems like each passing day brings a new wave of animal conservationists warning the world about the risk of a specif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, much like Earth, but shortly after the start of the 21st century, astronomers seemin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Stratolaunch is the unique name given to a specialized dual-fuselage airplane that, much like the name implies, could on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Atmospheric Environment adds more support to the growing field of studies pus
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It’s been more than a year since SpaceX first demonstrated the flight capabilities of its heavy-lifting Falcon Hea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Besides the three usual states of matters: gas, liquid, and solid, there are also more exotic ones such as plasma and Bo
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
After three years of searching, the international collaboration of scientists called “Beyond EPICA,” has fou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Both NASA and the United States Air Force recognize approximately 80 kilometers above the Earth’s surface as the s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA launched its Parker Solar Probe last August with the intent of studying the beating heart of our solar system: the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA acknowledged just under three weeks ago that it was having trouble meeting the stringent development deadlines for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
After two years of extensive research, a team of international researchers has determined the exact location from which
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent publication, a team of Swedish geologists revealed that Earth was once hit by a mega solar storm over 2,600
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
In 2013, NASA’s Curiosity Rover detected a spike of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere. It was particularly exc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
An iceberg, roughly twice the size of New York City, will break off western Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf at any ti
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover finally makes it to Mars, it’ll be tasked with more than just moving around on t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard