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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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FEB 26, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Unlike their stationary counterpart, a pulsating aurora is continuously blinking, and sometimes it lights up the night s ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 25, 2018Videos
Jupiter, the solar system's most massive planet, is a place of great mystery. Earthlings admire Jupiter's beauty through ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2018Space & Astronomy
Out of the dozens of moons that orbit Saturn, Titan is perhaps one of the most interesting. Not only is it the largest o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
Planetary scientists have a lot of questions about Mars, and it may not be long before they get a chance to answer them. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
While SpaceX set a precedent for space travel when they launched the Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, we can&rsqu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 15, 2018Chemistry & Physics
In a recent paper, astrophysicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has come up with a new hypothesis of wha ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 13, 2018Videos
Florida is a somewhat famous place for rocket launches from NASA, SpaceX, and other space-related entities. But have you ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 12, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Conspiracy theorists believe that "chemtrails", the line-shaped clouds emitted from jet aircraft engines, are ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
Asteroids from our solar system harmlessly pass the Earth all the time, but not all of them get up close and personal to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2018Microbiology
New research has determined that a shocking number - around 800 million - viruses fall into our atmosphere every single ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2018Videos
The space surrounding the Earth is quickly becoming over-cluttered with space junk, and scientists are trying to find wa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2018Microbiology
Canadian researchers have found that Arctic ponds may be a source of carbon that could contribute to climate change.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2018Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Do you consider yourself an eco-friendly person? You recycle, you compost, hey, you even have solar panels on your roof! ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 31, 2018Videos
It takes hundreds of years of sitting in a landfill emitting methane into the atmosphere for your plastic plate to decom ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
Although most satellites harbor onboard computer systems, they’re much different from the consumer-grade computers ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2018Plants & Animals
Leatherback sea turtles are some of the world’s largest, and they exist all around the globe. Nevertheless, United ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
You might not think of trees as being a fire hazard, but new research from a peatland in Alberta, Canada shows otherwise ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2018Videos
UFO sighting videos have been surfacing since the days that video capture initially became possible, but to this day, we ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
Residents of Michigan were in for quite the surprise Tuesday night after a bright ball of green light illuminated the en ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The detection of forged artworks relies heavily on chemistry techniques because many fakes seem so realistic that they a ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 10, 2018Videos
The planets residing in our solar system, just like the exoplanets of every other stellar system throughout the universe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2018Videos
Planetary scientists have long thought that Pluto would have a surface temperature of about -279º Fahrenheit, but the Ne ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Unlike their stationary counterpart, a pulsating aurora is continuously blinking, and sometimes it lights up the night s
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 25, 2018
Videos
Jupiter, the solar system's most massive planet, is a place of great mystery. Earthlings admire Jupiter's beauty through
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Out of the dozens of moons that orbit Saturn, Titan is perhaps one of the most interesting. Not only is it the largest o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Planetary scientists have a lot of questions about Mars, and it may not be long before they get a chance to answer them.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While SpaceX set a precedent for space travel when they launched the Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, we can&rsqu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 15, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent paper, astrophysicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has come up with a new hypothesis of wha
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 13, 2018
Videos
Florida is a somewhat famous place for rocket launches from NASA, SpaceX, and other space-related entities. But have you
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 12, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Conspiracy theorists believe that "chemtrails", the line-shaped clouds emitted from jet aircraft engines, are
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids from our solar system harmlessly pass the Earth all the time, but not all of them get up close and personal to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2018
Microbiology
New research has determined that a shocking number - around 800 million - viruses fall into our atmosphere every single
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2018
Videos
The space surrounding the Earth is quickly becoming over-cluttered with space junk, and scientists are trying to find wa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2018
Microbiology
Canadian researchers have found that Arctic ponds may be a source of carbon that could contribute to climate change.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Do you consider yourself an eco-friendly person? You recycle, you compost, hey, you even have solar panels on your roof!
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 31, 2018
Videos
It takes hundreds of years of sitting in a landfill emitting methane into the atmosphere for your plastic plate to decom
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Although most satellites harbor onboard computer systems, they’re much different from the consumer-grade computers
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
Leatherback sea turtles are some of the world’s largest, and they exist all around the globe. Nevertheless, United
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You might not think of trees as being a fire hazard, but new research from a peatland in Alberta, Canada shows otherwise
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2018
Videos
UFO sighting videos have been surfacing since the days that video capture initially became possible, but to this day, we
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Residents of Michigan were in for quite the surprise Tuesday night after a bright ball of green light illuminated the en
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The detection of forged artworks relies heavily on chemistry techniques because many fakes seem so realistic that they a
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 10, 2018
Videos
The planets residing in our solar system, just like the exoplanets of every other stellar system throughout the universe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2018
Videos
Planetary scientists have long thought that Pluto would have a surface temperature of about -279º Fahrenheit, but the Ne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard