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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 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Geophysical Research Letters and primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Energy suggests th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 23, 2019Space & Astronomy
Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-owned commercial aerospace company, achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday after succ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 23, 2019Space & Astronomy
If you were one of the millions of avid stargazers who prepared their binoculars and telescopes to observe this past wee ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 23, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Science suggests that we had better rethink current climate models. The research comes from He ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2019Space & Astronomy
It’s been a while since NASA sent astronauts to the Moon – more than four decades, in fact. But that doesn&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers around the globe are continuously scanning the cosmos to identify and study the unique characteristics of di ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2019Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s planetary rings have been receiving a lot of attention from astronomers as of late, not just because they ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft executed a suicidal death plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017, but years&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a variety of telescopes to observe the cosmos. Some orbit the Earth to get the most precise possible vie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
Nighttime sky gazers are in for a beautiful treat this weekend as the Moon prepares to put on a spectacular show. Beginn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
Chemical burn rockets can produce a lot of thrust, but only for a short period; this makes them ideal for lofting space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 13, 2019Space & Astronomy
On Friday, SpaceX lofted a total of 10 Iridium satellites into space with a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research published earlier this month suggests that the deepest waters of the Pacific ocean may not be following the war ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 09, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is perhaps one of the most important space observatories in existence today. Despite ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 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 Bouchard
JAN 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Geophysical Research Letters and primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Energy suggests th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 23, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-owned commercial aerospace company, achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday after succ
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 23, 2019
Space & Astronomy
If you were one of the millions of avid stargazers who prepared their binoculars and telescopes to observe this past wee
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 23, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Science suggests that we had better rethink current climate models. The research comes from He
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It’s been a while since NASA sent astronauts to the Moon – more than four decades, in fact. But that doesn&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers around the globe are continuously scanning the cosmos to identify and study the unique characteristics of di
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s planetary rings have been receiving a lot of attention from astronomers as of late, not just because they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft executed a suicidal death plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017, but years&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a variety of telescopes to observe the cosmos. Some orbit the Earth to get the most precise possible vie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Nighttime sky gazers are in for a beautiful treat this weekend as the Moon prepares to put on a spectacular show. Beginn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Chemical burn rockets can produce a lot of thrust, but only for a short period; this makes them ideal for lofting space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 13, 2019
Space & Astronomy
On Friday, SpaceX lofted a total of 10 Iridium satellites into space with a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research published earlier this month suggests that the deepest waters of the Pacific ocean may not be following the war
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is perhaps one of the most important space observatories in existence today. Despite
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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