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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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AUG 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Space exploration is becoming a staple of modern science, which means we’re sending more landers and satellites in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
Earth is a unique planet; not only does it support life, but it hosts vast liquid water oceans that cover two-thirds of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Cassini spacecraft is carrying out its Grand Finale mission. This task involves sending the probe in between Saturn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 23, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published recently in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology suggests that the North American Mo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 19, 2017Immunology
Forest Bathing: How a Quick, Leisurely Visit to the Forest Can Reduce Stress and Boost the Immune System A Japanese conc ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot received a lot of attention this week because the Juno probe was positioned just right fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
The Larsen C ice shelf has been flirting with dismantlement from Western Antarctica for months now, and in the last few ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 12, 2017Videos
Well, it's not exactly a new rock, but it's definitely pretty hot. It's a mineral deep inside the earth's mantle and mos ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe arrived at Jupiter and performed orbital insertion on Independence Day in 2016 after a five-year ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2017Videos
Mars is one of the closest and potentially-habitable planets to Earth in our Solar System, and that's why it has remaine ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2017Space & Astronomy
Asteroids pose a real threat to the Earth and all the life that inhabits it. Smaller asteroids aren’t usually a pr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
We’ve been sending rovers to Mars for years just to find out whether or not the red planet has the means to suppor ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask anyone what we know about Mercury, chances are you would be met with some generic responses, such as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2017Videos
There are only a handful of places in the Solar System where we think it might be possible to discover life. Although it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 03, 2017Videos
Have you ever sat in a car on a hot, Sunny day without window tint before and wondered how it was possible that you were ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is one of the most mysterious planets in our Solar System, but fortunately, we have a probe with modern observat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2017Videos
Experts in the space transportation field, including NASA, SpaceX, and other agencies/companies alike are taking the ide ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2017Videos
The devastating reality is that currently women account for only 13% of engineers worldwide. National Geographic Explore ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Early June, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries severed their ties with Qatar, ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 21, 2017Videos
In the 1990s, many countries signed an agreement to outlaw tests of nuclear weapons and in order to make sure no one was ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
Space junk is a growing problem. The orbital altitudes of Earth are getting so cluttered as we send more stuff into spac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
Russia launched a Progress MS-06 space freighter aboard a Soyuz rocket on Wednesday that was carrying nearly three tons ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Space exploration is becoming a staple of modern science, which means we’re sending more landers and satellites in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Earth is a unique planet; not only does it support life, but it hosts vast liquid water oceans that cover two-thirds of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Cassini spacecraft is carrying out its Grand Finale mission. This task involves sending the probe in between Saturn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published recently in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology suggests that the North American Mo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 19, 2017
Immunology
Forest Bathing: How a Quick, Leisurely Visit to the Forest Can Reduce Stress and Boost the Immune System A Japanese conc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot received a lot of attention this week because the Juno probe was positioned just right fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The Larsen C ice shelf has been flirting with dismantlement from Western Antarctica for months now, and in the last few
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 12, 2017
Videos
Well, it's not exactly a new rock, but it's definitely pretty hot. It's a mineral deep inside the earth's mantle and mos
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe arrived at Jupiter and performed orbital insertion on Independence Day in 2016 after a five-year
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2017
Videos
Mars is one of the closest and potentially-habitable planets to Earth in our Solar System, and that's why it has remaine
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids pose a real threat to the Earth and all the life that inhabits it. Smaller asteroids aren’t usually a pr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
We’ve been sending rovers to Mars for years just to find out whether or not the red planet has the means to suppor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask anyone what we know about Mercury, chances are you would be met with some generic responses, such as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2017
Videos
There are only a handful of places in the Solar System where we think it might be possible to discover life. Although it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 03, 2017
Videos
Have you ever sat in a car on a hot, Sunny day without window tint before and wondered how it was possible that you were
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is one of the most mysterious planets in our Solar System, but fortunately, we have a probe with modern observat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2017
Videos
Experts in the space transportation field, including NASA, SpaceX, and other agencies/companies alike are taking the ide
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2017
Videos
The devastating reality is that currently women account for only 13% of engineers worldwide. National Geographic Explore
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Early June, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries severed their ties with Qatar,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 21, 2017
Videos
In the 1990s, many countries signed an agreement to outlaw tests of nuclear weapons and in order to make sure no one was
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Space junk is a growing problem. The orbital altitudes of Earth are getting so cluttered as we send more stuff into spac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Russia launched a Progress MS-06 space freighter aboard a Soyuz rocket on Wednesday that was carrying nearly three tons
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard