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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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MAY 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
As a part of the Cassini probe’s Grand Finale, it’s tasked with whizzing in between Saturn and its rings and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Remember back when the number was 350? 350 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was the absolute ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 07, 2017Videos
The Cassini spacecraft is running out of fuel, and NASA has already started the spacecraft's final mission: The Grand Fi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Over the last few days, NASA has been sharing bits and pieces of what the Cassini spacecraft experienced when it dove in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
It was just last week that NASA sent its Cassini spacecraft to dive in between Saturn and its rings. The spacecraft is c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
Cassini went through with the first of many risky dives in between Saturn and its rings this week to get more detailed i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Large quantities of humpback whales are dying in the Atlantic region for unexplained reasons, and even the world’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
Most knowledge about climate history comes from organic information such as tree ring width, pollen and fossils of organ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA has talked a lot about the future of its Cassini spacecraft these past few weeks, but the spacecraft has officially ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2017Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery at the bottom of the sea has scientists all in a flurry: evidence of what could possibly be the oldes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 26, 2017Videos
Did you know that no two people's farts smell the same? Where do farts come from? What are they made of? How much weight ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Cassini mission involves the probe that’s currently circling Saturn and taking vivid pictures of the gas giant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
A study released from University of Alaska oceanographer, Igor Polyakov, has recently been published in Science with con ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Kepler Space Telescope helps astronomers locate distant exoplanets, but they still appear fuzzy in the viewfinder be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
When scientists look for exoplanets, one type that stands out the most are terrestrial Earth-like exoplanets. Unlike gas ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
Last night I was shaken out of my superficial sleep with a jolt. The meaty hands of the man behind me grasped my chair t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
As access to fresh water becomes scarcer, the search to find a resource efficient method of desalination becomes ever mo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
In modern times, when we study a planet in our Solar System, we send a rather large satellite into space and then send i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2017Videos
When you think of The Little Engine That Could, do you ever try to attribute the morals behind the story to other things ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe arrived at Jupiter on Independence Day of 2016, where it began its orbital insertion around our ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
In efforts to turn away from fossil fuels, many scientists have dedicated themselves to investigating biofuels,which &nb ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
Most scientists agree that Mars once had a vibrant atmosphere similar to the Earth’s. Such an atmosphere would hav ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
Most of us know the dangers of methane. At about 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide, and 33 times the effects when in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
As a part of the Cassini probe’s Grand Finale, it’s tasked with whizzing in between Saturn and its rings and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Remember back when the number was 350? 350 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was the absolute
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2017
Videos
The Cassini spacecraft is running out of fuel, and NASA has already started the spacecraft's final mission: The Grand Fi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Over the last few days, NASA has been sharing bits and pieces of what the Cassini spacecraft experienced when it dove in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It was just last week that NASA sent its Cassini spacecraft to dive in between Saturn and its rings. The spacecraft is c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Cassini went through with the first of many risky dives in between Saturn and its rings this week to get more detailed i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Large quantities of humpback whales are dying in the Atlantic region for unexplained reasons, and even the world’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Most knowledge about climate history comes from organic information such as tree ring width, pollen and fossils of organ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA has talked a lot about the future of its Cassini spacecraft these past few weeks, but the spacecraft has officially
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery at the bottom of the sea has scientists all in a flurry: evidence of what could possibly be the oldes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 26, 2017
Videos
Did you know that no two people's farts smell the same? Where do farts come from? What are they made of? How much weight
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Cassini mission involves the probe that’s currently circling Saturn and taking vivid pictures of the gas giant
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A study released from University of Alaska oceanographer, Igor Polyakov, has recently been published in Science with con
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Kepler Space Telescope helps astronomers locate distant exoplanets, but they still appear fuzzy in the viewfinder be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When scientists look for exoplanets, one type that stands out the most are terrestrial Earth-like exoplanets. Unlike gas
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Last night I was shaken out of my superficial sleep with a jolt. The meaty hands of the man behind me grasped my chair t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
As access to fresh water becomes scarcer, the search to find a resource efficient method of desalination becomes ever mo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
In modern times, when we study a planet in our Solar System, we send a rather large satellite into space and then send i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2017
Videos
When you think of The Little Engine That Could, do you ever try to attribute the morals behind the story to other things
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe arrived at Jupiter on Independence Day of 2016, where it began its orbital insertion around our
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In efforts to turn away from fossil fuels, many scientists have dedicated themselves to investigating biofuels,which &nb
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Most scientists agree that Mars once had a vibrant atmosphere similar to the Earth’s. Such an atmosphere would hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Most of us know the dangers of methane. At about 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide, and 33 times the effects when in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan