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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 30, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 29, 2017Videos
Space junk continues to be a significant problem. The more we launch, the more garbage we leave in outer space to orbit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
If monitoring the Earth from above is on your to-do list, then two of the best ways to go about it are with drones or sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you went to Mars and took a closer look at some of the planet’s steepest slopes, then you would probably come a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 21, 2017Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest online publication in the journal Science Advances, a study led by Rice University scientists ha ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
Although Pluto resides 40 times farther from the Sun than the Earth, the once planet turned dwarf planet appears to be m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2017Videos
Anyone who follows space science knows that there are long-term goals to put humans on Mars. Leaders from both NASA and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been searching the galaxy for potentially-habitable exoplanets for years, but it’s not every day ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2017Technology
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the process of changing the makeup of clouds to help them reflect more sunlight away f ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 09, 2017Videos
In case you've never heard of a 'firenado' before, it's essentially exactly what it sounds like: a fiery tornado. Except ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 08, 2017Videos
You probably hear the term 'space rock' getting thrown around a lot, but there are several kinds of space rocks, and it' ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the bright power plant at the center of our solar system; its heat warms the surfaces of the innermost planet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2017Videos
Jupiter is the most massive planet in the solar system, and given that knowledge, it's not too absurd to think that Jupi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
Good news from NASA, everyone! Measurements from satellites this past year showed that the hole in Earth's ozone lay ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
Thirteen US federal agencies have come together to detail the most comprehensive report on climate change ever. Four hun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 03, 2017Cancer
A dense metal found in space rocks could be the kryptonite for cancer cells, researchers announced. The metal is known a ...NOV 03, 2017Chemistry & Physics
According to a study published in the journal Nature, large space was discovered within the Great Pyramid in Egypt, the ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe to describe what space is like in between all the planets in our solar system, they&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 30, 2017Videos
Have you ever thought about what might happen if you or an astronaut accidentally drifted into Saturn's atmosphere? In t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 26, 2017Videos
When the Earth happens to find itself in the crosshairs of a meteor, people tend to panic at the thought that it's the e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe reached the Jovian system last Summer, exciting scientists with the thought that we might begin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 24, 2017Videos
Specific species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria, such as Rhizobia, have a fascinating relationship with leguminous plants. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
Earthlings have experienced quite a few close calls from space rocks in the recent past, but now they have something els ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 29, 2017
Videos
Space junk continues to be a significant problem. The more we launch, the more garbage we leave in outer space to orbit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If monitoring the Earth from above is on your to-do list, then two of the best ways to go about it are with drones or sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you went to Mars and took a closer look at some of the planet’s steepest slopes, then you would probably come a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest online publication in the journal Science Advances, a study led by Rice University scientists ha
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Although Pluto resides 40 times farther from the Sun than the Earth, the once planet turned dwarf planet appears to be m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2017
Videos
Anyone who follows space science knows that there are long-term goals to put humans on Mars. Leaders from both NASA and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been searching the galaxy for potentially-habitable exoplanets for years, but it’s not every day
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2017
Technology
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the process of changing the makeup of clouds to help them reflect more sunlight away f
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 09, 2017
Videos
In case you've never heard of a 'firenado' before, it's essentially exactly what it sounds like: a fiery tornado. Except
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2017
Videos
You probably hear the term 'space rock' getting thrown around a lot, but there are several kinds of space rocks, and it'
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the bright power plant at the center of our solar system; its heat warms the surfaces of the innermost planet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2017
Videos
Jupiter is the most massive planet in the solar system, and given that knowledge, it's not too absurd to think that Jupi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Good news from NASA, everyone! Measurements from satellites this past year showed that the hole in Earth's ozone lay
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Thirteen US federal agencies have come together to detail the most comprehensive report on climate change ever. Four hun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 03, 2017
Cancer
A dense metal found in space rocks could be the kryptonite for cancer cells, researchers announced. The metal is known a
...
NOV 03, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
According to a study published in the journal Nature, large space was discovered within the Great Pyramid in Egypt, the
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe to describe what space is like in between all the planets in our solar system, they&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 30, 2017
Videos
Have you ever thought about what might happen if you or an astronaut accidentally drifted into Saturn's atmosphere? In t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 26, 2017
Videos
When the Earth happens to find itself in the crosshairs of a meteor, people tend to panic at the thought that it's the e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe reached the Jovian system last Summer, exciting scientists with the thought that we might begin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2017
Videos
Specific species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria, such as Rhizobia, have a fascinating relationship with leguminous plants.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Earthlings have experienced quite a few close calls from space rocks in the recent past, but now they have something els
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard