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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 23, 2018Earth & The Environment
Grasslands cover about a quarter of the world’s land and are the most agriculturally important biome. Though they ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
It can be challenging to discern the contents of another planet’s atmosphere, especially those further away from E ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2018Space & Astronomy
SpaceX is one of the most recognized names in space travel because the company practically pioneered the reusable rocket ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2018Chemistry & Physics
What exactly happens in the middle of a thunderstorm? The question seems so basic, yet science has not provided a compre ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
What happens when the ocean doesn’t circulate as it should? Though you might not realize it, the natural circulati ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 11, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a sensitive and versatile analytical technique that can detect, identify and quantify test mol ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 10, 2018Videos
One of the most discernable features to be found on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot (GRS). It's ultimately an anticyclone ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
The European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter back in 2016, and after a long journey an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
The upcoming launch date for one of NASA’s next major interplanetary missions is quickly approaching. The space ag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 08, 2018Videos
In elementary school, we learned that trees make the necessary oxygen that we need to nourish our bodies and our cells. ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 08, 2018Videos
The Earth has both a North and Sound pole, but what would happen if they flipped positions? According to planetary scien ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 08, 2018Space & Astronomy
When you hear the phrase ‘solar tornado,’ do you think of a swirling column of strikingly-hot plasma on the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2018Technology
Orion Span Announces Space Hotel Launch, to Be Followed by Space Real Estate OfferingsWritten By: Julia TraversAPR 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
According to the numbers from 2017, the world is investing in solar! Globally there was a growth of 98 gigawatts of new ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
Launching rockets into space is expensive, and that’s why a bevy of smaller payloads often wait to fly standby. By ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 03, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Sometimes considered as the "Plan B" for solving the climate change problem, carbon sequestration is the proce ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
China lost control of its Tiangong-1 space lab some time ago, and space experts have warned that it would plummet uncont ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 29, 2018Earth & The Environment
Western Greenland is melting, and the rate has sped up dramatically in the last twenty years, reported researchers at Da ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2018Videos
Spacecraft that orbit Earth from the upper atmosphere, like the International Space Station, encounter slight amounts of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Back in the early 1990s, astronauts on NASA's Space Shuttle discovered that their laptops had mysterious crashes whe ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 23, 2018Technology
These wind turbines are designed to measure and deter encounters with protected birds.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary research has been one of NASA’s forefront interests for ages, and it now seems that the European Spac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Next time your computer crashes unexpectedly, you might be able to blame the cosmic rays as the culprit. Earth's atm ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star to our planet, so it’s not surprising to learn that astronomers study it as frequently ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Grasslands cover about a quarter of the world’s land and are the most agriculturally important biome. Though they
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It can be challenging to discern the contents of another planet’s atmosphere, especially those further away from E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2018
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX is one of the most recognized names in space travel because the company practically pioneered the reusable rocket
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
What exactly happens in the middle of a thunderstorm? The question seems so basic, yet science has not provided a compre
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What happens when the ocean doesn’t circulate as it should? Though you might not realize it, the natural circulati
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 11, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a sensitive and versatile analytical technique that can detect, identify and quantify test mol
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 10, 2018
Videos
One of the most discernable features to be found on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot (GRS). It's ultimately an anticyclone
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter back in 2016, and after a long journey an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The upcoming launch date for one of NASA’s next major interplanetary missions is quickly approaching. The space ag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 08, 2018
Videos
In elementary school, we learned that trees make the necessary oxygen that we need to nourish our bodies and our cells.
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 08, 2018
Videos
The Earth has both a North and Sound pole, but what would happen if they flipped positions? According to planetary scien
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 08, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When you hear the phrase ‘solar tornado,’ do you think of a swirling column of strikingly-hot plasma on the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2018
Technology
Orion Span Announces Space Hotel Launch, to Be Followed by Space Real Estate Offerings
Written By:
Julia Travers
APR 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
According to the numbers from 2017, the world is investing in solar! Globally there was a growth of 98 gigawatts of new
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Launching rockets into space is expensive, and that’s why a bevy of smaller payloads often wait to fly standby. By
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 03, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Sometimes considered as the "Plan B" for solving the climate change problem, carbon sequestration is the proce
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
China lost control of its Tiangong-1 space lab some time ago, and space experts have warned that it would plummet uncont
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 29, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Western Greenland is melting, and the rate has sped up dramatically in the last twenty years, reported researchers at Da
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2018
Videos
Spacecraft that orbit Earth from the upper atmosphere, like the International Space Station, encounter slight amounts of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Back in the early 1990s, astronauts on NASA's Space Shuttle discovered that their laptops had mysterious crashes whe
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 23, 2018
Technology
These wind turbines are designed to measure and deter encounters with protected birds.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary research has been one of NASA’s forefront interests for ages, and it now seems that the European Spac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Next time your computer crashes unexpectedly, you might be able to blame the cosmic rays as the culprit. Earth's atm
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star to our planet, so it’s not surprising to learn that astronomers study it as frequently
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard