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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 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
Cities around the United States, Iceland, and Australia have been experiencing hot flashes this February - except we&rsq ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Here on Earth, we have something called volcanoes. We think we understand them very well; they’re essentially vent ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are quite excited this week after announcing in a study in the journal Nature that a nearby star by the name ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported that sea ice around Antarctica reached its lowest month ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 21, 2017Videos
Sometimes when watching meteors, you can hear different kinds of noises coming from the sky, such as hissing or cracklin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 21, 2017Videos
Climate change is often such a big issue that it becomes overwhelming to think about what you as an individual person ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 21, 2017Videos
At the University of Bordeaux, they used bubbles to come up with some impressive science in demonstrating the physics of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 19, 2017Videos
There are so many difficulties in trying to put a lander or probe on the surface of Venus. Unfortunately, the planet is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Northern Lights are normally seen in various high-latitude parts of the world, including polar regions and in the sk ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 15, 2017Videos
What stops a plane from flying higher into space? As a plane is propelled forward, the air going under the wings creates ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 15, 2017Videos
Cave diving is perhaps the most dangerous type of exploration that humans have yet to pursue. Even more dangerous than e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 15, 2017Earth & The Environment
On Saturday coders around the country joined a hackathon organized by DataRefuge and the Environmental Data and Governan ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists have identified a substance in oil that’s to blame for the cardiotoxicity seen in fish exposed to crude ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
Of the many things NASA always keeps the public in the loop of, the spectacular imagery that end up being captured by th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Any time we are able to discover water anywhere in the universe besides Earth, it’s a pretty spectacular finding. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Space junk is accumulating in orbit around the Earth, and unfortunately, the number of things that continue to orbit Ear ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star that we can observe; unfortunately, it’s so bright that we can’t look directly a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Videos
Bottled water costs approximately 2000 times the water flowing free out of your tap. That's like buying a $10,000 sandwi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
We often wonder what life and environmental conditions would be like on other planets. Scientists have speculated scenar ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been looking for traces of life on other planets for decades. The fact that it’s highly probable ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft was launched in 1997 and has been observing the Saturnine system for almost 13 years. It ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
Unlike most of the planets in the Solar System, Pluto, which is actually a dwarf planet, has a moon dubbed Charon that&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
President Trump has been in office for 10 days. Within those 240 hours he has set our nation back 100 years. Of interest ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Cities around the United States, Iceland, and Australia have been experiencing hot flashes this February - except we&rsq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Here on Earth, we have something called volcanoes. We think we understand them very well; they’re essentially vent
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are quite excited this week after announcing in a study in the journal Nature that a nearby star by the name
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported that sea ice around Antarctica reached its lowest month
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 21, 2017
Videos
Sometimes when watching meteors, you can hear different kinds of noises coming from the sky, such as hissing or cracklin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 21, 2017
Videos
Climate change is often such a big issue that it becomes overwhelming to think about what you as an individual person ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 21, 2017
Videos
At the University of Bordeaux, they used bubbles to come up with some impressive science in demonstrating the physics of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 19, 2017
Videos
There are so many difficulties in trying to put a lander or probe on the surface of Venus. Unfortunately, the planet is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Northern Lights are normally seen in various high-latitude parts of the world, including polar regions and in the sk
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 15, 2017
Videos
What stops a plane from flying higher into space? As a plane is propelled forward, the air going under the wings creates
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 15, 2017
Videos
Cave diving is perhaps the most dangerous type of exploration that humans have yet to pursue. Even more dangerous than e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
On Saturday coders around the country joined a hackathon organized by DataRefuge and the Environmental Data and Governan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists have identified a substance in oil that’s to blame for the cardiotoxicity seen in fish exposed to crude
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Of the many things NASA always keeps the public in the loop of, the spectacular imagery that end up being captured by th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Any time we are able to discover water anywhere in the universe besides Earth, it’s a pretty spectacular finding.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Space junk is accumulating in orbit around the Earth, and unfortunately, the number of things that continue to orbit Ear
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star that we can observe; unfortunately, it’s so bright that we can’t look directly a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Videos
Bottled water costs approximately 2000 times the water flowing free out of your tap. That's like buying a $10,000 sandwi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
We often wonder what life and environmental conditions would be like on other planets. Scientists have speculated scenar
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been looking for traces of life on other planets for decades. The fact that it’s highly probable
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft was launched in 1997 and has been observing the Saturnine system for almost 13 years. It
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Unlike most of the planets in the Solar System, Pluto, which is actually a dwarf planet, has a moon dubbed Charon that&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
President Trump has been in office for 10 days. Within those 240 hours he has set our nation back 100 years. Of interest
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan