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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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JAN 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA may have said goodbye to its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of October last year, but the American space agency ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons probe made history again last week after it became the first spacecraft to perform a fly-by ob ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2019Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2019Microbiology
Methane is a greenhouse gas considered to be 20-28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 02, 2019Space & Astronomy
Just a couple weeks ago, Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk at the International Space Station to investigate the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
While most people were watching the ball drop and observing local firework shows for the start of the New Year, NASA had ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always peeking through the lenses of their fancy space telescopes to learn more about the universe aroun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Earth sports a lot of water and planetary scientists still aren’t entirely sure how it all got here. To help solve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been following the news lately, then you might’ve heard that Saturn is losing its rings more quick ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has seen so many delays in recent memory that it’s not even funny, but ass ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following a bevy of unforeseen delays, SpaceX officially launched its GPS III SV01 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
When most people think about the solar system, they envision all the planets and everything in between – typically ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2018Technology
To understand the workings of earth systems, atmospheric scientists often search data images for the clouds as part of t ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
The Kuiper Belt is a vastly-unexplored region of the solar system filled with Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs), and NASA expec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
Only a handful of worlds in the solar system sport planetary rings, but Saturn’s are the most robust. You’ve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
Stargazers should be in for a pleasant treat if they look up to the night skies on Sunday. As it would seem, a comet com ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Uranium is often associated with nuclear fuel materials, but very soon they could be used to power a new wave of industr ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identific ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had a lot to be excited about on Monday after his reusable rocket-oriented aerospace company set at ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
A Russian Soyuz rocket safely delivered three new astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday, marking the f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2018Earth & The Environment
Marine creatures suffered a big loss recently with the announcement from the Trump administration that it will be allowi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA may have said goodbye to its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of October last year, but the American space agency
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons probe made history again last week after it became the first spacecraft to perform a fly-by ob
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2019
Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Microbiology
Methane is a greenhouse gas considered to be 20-28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Just a couple weeks ago, Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk at the International Space Station to investigate the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
While most people were watching the ball drop and observing local firework shows for the start of the New Year, NASA had
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always peeking through the lenses of their fancy space telescopes to learn more about the universe aroun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Earth sports a lot of water and planetary scientists still aren’t entirely sure how it all got here. To help solve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been following the news lately, then you might’ve heard that Saturn is losing its rings more quick
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has seen so many delays in recent memory that it’s not even funny, but ass
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following a bevy of unforeseen delays, SpaceX officially launched its GPS III SV01 mission from Space Launch Complex 40
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When most people think about the solar system, they envision all the planets and everything in between – typically
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2018
Technology
To understand the workings of earth systems, atmospheric scientists often search data images for the clouds as part of t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The Kuiper Belt is a vastly-unexplored region of the solar system filled with Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs), and NASA expec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Only a handful of worlds in the solar system sport planetary rings, but Saturn’s are the most robust. You’ve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Stargazers should be in for a pleasant treat if they look up to the night skies on Sunday. As it would seem, a comet com
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Uranium is often associated with nuclear fuel materials, but very soon they could be used to power a new wave of industr
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identific
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had a lot to be excited about on Monday after his reusable rocket-oriented aerospace company set at
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A Russian Soyuz rocket safely delivered three new astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday, marking the f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Marine creatures suffered a big loss recently with the announcement from the Trump administration that it will be allowi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan