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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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MAR 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
It makes sense that the more precipitation a winter brings, the less severe the following wildfire season will be. After ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2019Space & Astronomy
At least 79 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter as we speak, but four of those are of particular interest to astronomer ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In volcanically active regions, there are hot springs on the ocean floor. They are small tears in the crust, also known ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
SpaceX made history last February when it flew an electric Tesla Roadster supercar into outer space with the help of its ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
Just as expected, SpaceX moved forward with a momentous end-to-end demonstration launch for NASA on Saturday, verifying ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2019Space & Astronomy
Despite a series of unanticipated delays, it seems that SpaceX is finally poised to launch its first un-crewed demonstra ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2019Space & Astronomy
SpaceX recently launched its second Falcon 9 rocket of 2019, this time carrying three separate spacecraft for very diffe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the University of British Colombia’s Okanagan campus are taking a deeper look into how lake w ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 20, 2019Chemistry & Physics
No matter how large an aircraft is, it can be susceptible to crosswinds as it approaches the runway. Airplane pilots kno ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2019Space & Astronomy
It was only a few days ago that the British RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft tested the concept of a tethered harpoon as a means ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touched down ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) had its annual meeting in Washington DC this year and the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that household tasks such as cooking and cleaning have significant impact on air pollution, genera ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
Mars may seem like a dull, desolate wasteland at first glance, but just like our home planet Earth, our planetary neighb ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
An estimated 7.5 metric tons’ worth of space junk, including dispatched satellites and spent rocket components, or ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 14, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters by an international team of Earth scientists led by ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 13, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover was the interplanetary version of the little engine that could; unfortunately, it couldn& ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth’s molten iron core manufactures strong magnetic fields that shield the Earth from space radiation, such ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth is the only known habitable planet in the solar system, yet curious minds still wonder: what would happen if y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA launched its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission back in November of 2013 with the intent of stu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made the history books yet again on New Year’s Day when it flew past a dark, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Great emphasis has been placed on the impact the climate change has on the oceans, the atmosphere, the poles – but ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA previously introduced its Commercial Crew Program to reduce the American space agency’s dependence on Roscosm ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 05, 2019Plants & Animals
All wild animals must hunt to survive; it’s the natural order of things. But it’s sometimes tricky for scien ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It makes sense that the more precipitation a winter brings, the less severe the following wildfire season will be. After
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2019
Space & Astronomy
At least 79 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter as we speak, but four of those are of particular interest to astronomer
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In volcanically active regions, there are hot springs on the ocean floor. They are small tears in the crust, also known
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX made history last February when it flew an electric Tesla Roadster supercar into outer space with the help of its
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Just as expected, SpaceX moved forward with a momentous end-to-end demonstration launch for NASA on Saturday, verifying
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Despite a series of unanticipated delays, it seems that SpaceX is finally poised to launch its first un-crewed demonstra
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2019
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX recently launched its second Falcon 9 rocket of 2019, this time carrying three separate spacecraft for very diffe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the University of British Colombia’s Okanagan campus are taking a deeper look into how lake w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 20, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
No matter how large an aircraft is, it can be susceptible to crosswinds as it approaches the runway. Airplane pilots kno
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It was only a few days ago that the British RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft tested the concept of a tethered harpoon as a means
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touched down
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) had its annual meeting in Washington DC this year and the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that household tasks such as cooking and cleaning have significant impact on air pollution, genera
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Mars may seem like a dull, desolate wasteland at first glance, but just like our home planet Earth, our planetary neighb
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
An estimated 7.5 metric tons’ worth of space junk, including dispatched satellites and spent rocket components, or
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters by an international team of Earth scientists led by
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 13, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover was the interplanetary version of the little engine that could; unfortunately, it couldn&
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth’s molten iron core manufactures strong magnetic fields that shield the Earth from space radiation, such
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth is the only known habitable planet in the solar system, yet curious minds still wonder: what would happen if y
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA launched its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission back in November of 2013 with the intent of stu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made the history books yet again on New Year’s Day when it flew past a dark,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Great emphasis has been placed on the impact the climate change has on the oceans, the atmosphere, the poles – but
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA previously introduced its Commercial Crew Program to reduce the American space agency’s dependence on Roscosm
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 05, 2019
Plants & Animals
All wild animals must hunt to survive; it’s the natural order of things. But it’s sometimes tricky for scien
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard