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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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OCT 10, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are closely monitoring an asteroid dubbed 2012 TC4, which will make an uncomfortably-close encounter with th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 08, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s a surprise you would have never seen coming: after a 26 year-long study, scientists have determined that so ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of the vital reasons we have observatories floating around in space, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, is that gro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 02, 2017Videos
The International Space Station is an incredible place to take photographs, as many former astronauts have shown. Now, E ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
China’s space program is evolving quickly. The country recently announced its plans to send 13 different payloads ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
Until recently, the katabatic winds that blow from the interior of Antarctica to its coastal regions were an enigma to s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of the trickiest parts of sending astronauts to the Moon or Mars in the long-term is figuring out where they'll ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2017Videos
SpaceX quickly became popular because of their Falcon 9 rocket, which routinely blasts off from the launch pad to send e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2017Earth & The Environment
Sometimes people criticize the coined term, “global warming,” because not everywhere is experiencing the so- ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Through the Human Research Program (HRP), NASA wants to find the safest ways to move humans through space.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2017Videos
There are many theories about how the dinosaurs died out, but one of the best-accepted ones of all is how a massive aste ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
China is looking to expand its space program extensively within just the next few years. Not only does the nation expect ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2017Videos
Space junk is a growing problem, and the more stuff we launch into space without cleaning up after ourselves, the harder ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2017Videos
The Cassini mission officially came to an end on Friday, September 15th. NASA commanded the spacecraft into a controlled ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
Although Venus was long regarded as Earth’s sister planet, planetary scientists are unraveling the Venusian secret ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Earl Maize officially called the end of the Cassini mission on Friday as the agency ordered the probe into ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 13, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter, ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Elementa has taken a look at the seasonality of sea surface temperature trends alon ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 12, 2017Videos
Hurricanes are powerful forces of nature, but have you ever wondered what happens when two of them happen to run into on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini mission is nearing its end. It’s set to dive into Saturn’s atmosphere on September 15th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2017Chemistry & Physics
IAEA LEU Bank. Credit: IAEA Most of us know that uranium is the isotope that fuels nuclear fission reactors. But no atom ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
The longstanding question of whether we’re alone in the universe brings up a stressing amount of follow-up questio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX regularly launches Falcon 9 rockets carrying satellites and other cargo for space agencies or companies. On the o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2017Videos
Residents of Florida are bunkering down or evacuating as Hurricane Irma sweeps in from the Atlantic Ocean with power the ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are closely monitoring an asteroid dubbed 2012 TC4, which will make an uncomfortably-close encounter with th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s a surprise you would have never seen coming: after a 26 year-long study, scientists have determined that so
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of the vital reasons we have observatories floating around in space, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, is that gro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2017
Videos
The International Space Station is an incredible place to take photographs, as many former astronauts have shown. Now, E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
China’s space program is evolving quickly. The country recently announced its plans to send 13 different payloads
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Until recently, the katabatic winds that blow from the interior of Antarctica to its coastal regions were an enigma to s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of the trickiest parts of sending astronauts to the Moon or Mars in the long-term is figuring out where they'll
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2017
Videos
SpaceX quickly became popular because of their Falcon 9 rocket, which routinely blasts off from the launch pad to send e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Sometimes people criticize the coined term, “global warming,” because not everywhere is experiencing the so-
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Through the Human Research Program (HRP), NASA wants to find the safest ways to move humans through space.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2017
Videos
There are many theories about how the dinosaurs died out, but one of the best-accepted ones of all is how a massive aste
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
China is looking to expand its space program extensively within just the next few years. Not only does the nation expect
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2017
Videos
Space junk is a growing problem, and the more stuff we launch into space without cleaning up after ourselves, the harder
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2017
Videos
The Cassini mission officially came to an end on Friday, September 15th. NASA commanded the spacecraft into a controlled
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Although Venus was long regarded as Earth’s sister planet, planetary scientists are unraveling the Venusian secret
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Earl Maize officially called the end of the Cassini mission on Friday as the agency ordered the probe into
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 13, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Elementa has taken a look at the seasonality of sea surface temperature trends alon
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 12, 2017
Videos
Hurricanes are powerful forces of nature, but have you ever wondered what happens when two of them happen to run into on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini mission is nearing its end. It’s set to dive into Saturn’s atmosphere on September 15th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
IAEA LEU Bank. Credit: IAEA Most of us know that uranium is the isotope that fuels nuclear fission reactors. But no atom
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The longstanding question of whether we’re alone in the universe brings up a stressing amount of follow-up questio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX regularly launches Falcon 9 rockets carrying satellites and other cargo for space agencies or companies. On the o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2017
Videos
Residents of Florida are bunkering down or evacuating as Hurricane Irma sweeps in from the Atlantic Ocean with power the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard