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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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NOV 02, 2018Earth & The Environment
A study published today in the journal Nature reported that our oceans have been taking more than their fair share of he ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 31, 2018Videos
Venus’s fate may have come down from its distance from the sun. The exact distances of the Venus zone are based on ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 29, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA uses parachute systems throughout the solar system to ensure spacecraft land safely on other planetary bodies. One ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 27, 2018Earth & The Environment
Recent investigations into the emissions of carbon tetrachloride have revealed that eastern China has been releasing lar ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 26, 2018Videos
The Water Abundance XPRIZE is a two-year competition aimed at encouraging scientists, engineers, and dreamers alike to i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
A Hawaiian island was recently demolished to the point of erasure due to Hurricane Walaka, a Category 3 storm which stru ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
Back in August, a Delta IV Heavy rocket ignited its engines and lofted NASA’s highly-anticipated Parker Solar Prob ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 17, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are a type of eight-legged micro-animals that are less than half-millimeter in l ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 15, 2018Plants & Animals
As climate change rears its ugly head, Winters are getting shorter and the Spring season is kicking off earlier in the y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
The polar jet is an atmospheric circulation that is capable of transporting dust and warm, moist air from subtropics and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 07, 2018Technology
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation consists of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength shorter in length than the visible regi ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 02, 2018Neuroscience
Overthinking something isn't a good idea right? It can cause extra stress, anxiety, and worry. Well, yes, but a new ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s plants and animals form a symbiotic relationship. As plants convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2018Chemistry & Physics
In a recent press release, NASA reported that when traveling across the arctic circle its long duration balloon mission, ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA hasn’t sent any of its astronauts to the lunar surface for scientific exploration since the Apollo 17 mission ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2018Health & Medicine
Medical school is incredibly difficult to get through for most students. The workload, patient assignments, and 36-hour ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 25, 2018Space & Astronomy
Dust storms aren’t particularly pleasant, but you should consider yourself lucky if you ever get to experience one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2018Infographics
Our oceans are getting more and more acidic - but why? Though the planet's oceans maintained a relatively constant l ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
Experts approximate that there’s around 7.5 metric tons’ worth of space junk swirling around our planet. Mos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
After the last wildfire season, it’s an understatement to say that we need to get better at developing technology ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
To date, only 24 humans have journeyed to the Moon. Every one of these visits took place more than four decades ago, wit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes a fresh look on just how much clouds ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
Despite an onslaught of delays that have thus far prevented NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope from being launched ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 02, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A study published today in the journal Nature reported that our oceans have been taking more than their fair share of he
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 31, 2018
Videos
Venus’s fate may have come down from its distance from the sun. The exact distances of the Venus zone are based on
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 29, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA uses parachute systems throughout the solar system to ensure spacecraft land safely on other planetary bodies. One
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 27, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Recent investigations into the emissions of carbon tetrachloride have revealed that eastern China has been releasing lar
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 26, 2018
Videos
The Water Abundance XPRIZE is a two-year competition aimed at encouraging scientists, engineers, and dreamers alike to i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A Hawaiian island was recently demolished to the point of erasure due to Hurricane Walaka, a Category 3 storm which stru
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Back in August, a Delta IV Heavy rocket ignited its engines and lofted NASA’s highly-anticipated Parker Solar Prob
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 17, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are a type of eight-legged micro-animals that are less than half-millimeter in l
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
As climate change rears its ugly head, Winters are getting shorter and the Spring season is kicking off earlier in the y
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The polar jet is an atmospheric circulation that is capable of transporting dust and warm, moist air from subtropics and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 07, 2018
Technology
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation consists of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength shorter in length than the visible regi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 02, 2018
Neuroscience
Overthinking something isn't a good idea right? It can cause extra stress, anxiety, and worry. Well, yes, but a new
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s plants and animals form a symbiotic relationship. As plants convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent press release, NASA reported that when traveling across the arctic circle its long duration balloon mission,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA hasn’t sent any of its astronauts to the lunar surface for scientific exploration since the Apollo 17 mission
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Medical school is incredibly difficult to get through for most students. The workload, patient assignments, and 36-hour
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Dust storms aren’t particularly pleasant, but you should consider yourself lucky if you ever get to experience one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2018
Infographics
Our oceans are getting more and more acidic - but why? Though the planet's oceans maintained a relatively constant l
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Experts approximate that there’s around 7.5 metric tons’ worth of space junk swirling around our planet. Mos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
After the last wildfire season, it’s an understatement to say that we need to get better at developing technology
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
To date, only 24 humans have journeyed to the Moon. Every one of these visits took place more than four decades ago, wit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes a fresh look on just how much clouds
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Despite an onslaught of delays that have thus far prevented NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope from being launched
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard