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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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JUL 30, 2016Space & Astronomy
Social media lit up in the middle of the week after sightings of what appeared to be a very colorful shower of glowing o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 29, 2016Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced this week that it has made its first major rocket burn maneuver for the Ex ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
Brown dwarfs are essentially stars that fail to spark the energy needed to produce nuclear fusion. Instead of being brig ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2016Plants & Animals
In June of 2014, a strange beaked whale-like carcass washed up on the shore of Alaska’s Bering Sea, just out of th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (AATA) has a common mission: to curb climate change. But with it, they have an uncomm ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In a study recently published in Science, researchers have described a cage they compare to the capsule structure that s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2016Earth & The Environment
On May 26, the Norwegian Parliament pledged that the government's public procurement policy will be deforestation-fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
Venus is a mysterious planet that many have said is similar to Earth in many ways, but different in so many others. Some ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
SpaceX has sent another resupply capsule into space to reach the International Space Station early Monday morning follow ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2016Space & Astronomy
Much like having to go to the gas station to pump your car full of gas after a long trip, the International Space Statio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 14, 2016Space & Astronomy
China’s Tiangong 1 space lab is currently in a state of mystery. There have been rumors buzzing around the interne ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 13, 2016Space & Astronomy
Juno has been in orbit around Jupiter, our solar system’s largest planet, for a little over a week following a suc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 12, 2016Videos
Jupiter is an impressive planet. There are a lot of mysteries about it that remain unsolved, and we have yet to really s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 05, 2016Space & Astronomy
Following all the hype has that led up to Juno’s arrival at Jupiter, NASA has announced a successful orbit inserti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is all set to attempt orbital insertion just above Jupiter’s atmosphere today (July 4 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA has announced the destiny of two major spacecraft that are exploring the solar system this week – Dawn a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
Jupiter has long been a mystery, and that’s why when NASA’s Juno spacecraft gets close to our solar system&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2016Space & Astronomy
The European Space Observatory (ESO) has captured a really stunning image of Jupiter in the infrared light spectrum with ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2016Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA just can’t seem to let the old and reliable Hubble Space Telescope go. Image Credit: NASA The Un ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA is about to get up close and personal with Jupiter, the largest known planet in our solar system. On July 4th, afte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2016Space & Astronomy
Neptune is the outermost planet in our solar system, just before Pluto, which used to be a planet, but is now considered ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
We are constantly finding new exoplanets out there, and many of them seem to orbit their host stars in what’s know ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
Jupiter has long been a mystery. We know it’s a massive gassy planet, but lots of astronomers believe that deep do ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Social media lit up in the middle of the week after sightings of what appeared to be a very colorful shower of glowing o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 29, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced this week that it has made its first major rocket burn maneuver for the Ex
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Brown dwarfs are essentially stars that fail to spark the energy needed to produce nuclear fusion. Instead of being brig
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
In June of 2014, a strange beaked whale-like carcass washed up on the shore of Alaska’s Bering Sea, just out of th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (AATA) has a common mission: to curb climate change. But with it, they have an uncomm
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a study recently published in Science, researchers have described a cage they compare to the capsule structure that s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2016
Earth & The Environment
On May 26, the Norwegian Parliament pledged that the government's public procurement policy will be deforestation-fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Venus is a mysterious planet that many have said is similar to Earth in many ways, but different in so many others. Some
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX has sent another resupply capsule into space to reach the International Space Station early Monday morning follow
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Much like having to go to the gas station to pump your car full of gas after a long trip, the International Space Statio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 14, 2016
Space & Astronomy
China’s Tiangong 1 space lab is currently in a state of mystery. There have been rumors buzzing around the interne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 13, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Juno has been in orbit around Jupiter, our solar system’s largest planet, for a little over a week following a suc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 12, 2016
Videos
Jupiter is an impressive planet. There are a lot of mysteries about it that remain unsolved, and we have yet to really s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 05, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Following all the hype has that led up to Juno’s arrival at Jupiter, NASA has announced a successful orbit inserti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is all set to attempt orbital insertion just above Jupiter’s atmosphere today (July 4
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA has announced the destiny of two major spacecraft that are exploring the solar system this week – Dawn a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter has long been a mystery, and that’s why when NASA’s Juno spacecraft gets close to our solar system&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The European Space Observatory (ESO) has captured a really stunning image of Jupiter in the infrared light spectrum with
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2016
Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA just can’t seem to let the old and reliable Hubble Space Telescope go. Image Credit: NASA The Un
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA is about to get up close and personal with Jupiter, the largest known planet in our solar system. On July 4th, afte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Neptune is the outermost planet in our solar system, just before Pluto, which used to be a planet, but is now considered
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
We are constantly finding new exoplanets out there, and many of them seem to orbit their host stars in what’s know
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter has long been a mystery. We know it’s a massive gassy planet, but lots of astronomers believe that deep do
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard