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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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APR 17, 2015Space & Astronomy
You've probably heard of the Orion space capsule. It's part of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or (MPCV), NASA's next man ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 16, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
In 2018, NASA will be sending a probe to orbit and study the Sun. The Solar Probe Plus, a craft about the size of a Toyo ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 10, 2015Earth & The Environment
Unearthing and burning all the earth's practically reachable fossil fuels would result in a rise in global mean temperat ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
Ever see a picture of the Moon's surface with those wide squiggly lines on it and wondered, "What are those things? Are ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
We've all heard about plans for exploring and possibly even colonizing Mars. To do that we'll have to land a lot of hard ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
While it might seem that climate change is responsible for bringing record cold to some areas of the United States this ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Since the earliest days of astronomy, since the time of Galileo, astronomers have shared a single goal - to see more, se ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A surprising new study out of Japan shows that the buildings destroyed and damaged by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and the ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
The discovery of a massive, 124-mile-wide crater on the moon was announced at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser, a piloted space plane, was one of the leading contenders in for the NASA contract to ferry ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 25, 2015Earth & The Environment
The winter ice covering the Arctic Ocean has reached its annual peak, but the extent of sea ice cover this winter is sma ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Winter storms can wreak havoc with our lives, but you probably don't think of them as bringing the sort of deadly menace ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
A bizarre crystal-like mineral recently found in a meteorite that crashed to Earth perhaps 15,000 years ago adds more su ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Dawn, a NASA spacecraft, has arrived at Ceres, a dwarf planet and the largest member of the of our solar system's astero ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 19, 2015Earth & The Environment
Federal records show that this winter and the first two months of 2015 were the hottest on record globally, with a chill ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.
NASA's MAVEN spa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
As reported in the Washington Post, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that in 2014, the economy grew ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Dinosaurs appeared on Earth about 230 million years ago, when atmospheric oxygen levels were close to half what they are ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's strange to think that a man who went to the moon and wants to colonize Mars could be delayed by some snow.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 17, 2015Space & Astronomy
You've probably heard of the Orion space capsule. It's part of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or (MPCV), NASA's next man ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 16, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
In 2018, NASA will be sending a probe to orbit and study the Sun. The Solar Probe Plus, a craft about the size of a Toyo ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 10, 2015Earth & The Environment
Unearthing and burning all the earth's practically reachable fossil fuels would result in a rise in global mean temperat ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
Ever see a picture of the Moon's surface with those wide squiggly lines on it and wondered, "What are those things? Are ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
We've all heard about plans for exploring and possibly even colonizing Mars. To do that we'll have to land a lot of hard ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
While it might seem that climate change is responsible for bringing record cold to some areas of the United States this ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Since the earliest days of astronomy, since the time of Galileo, astronomers have shared a single goal - to see more, se ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A surprising new study out of Japan shows that the buildings destroyed and damaged by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and the ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
The discovery of a massive, 124-mile-wide crater on the moon was announced at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser, a piloted space plane, was one of the leading contenders in for the NASA contract to ferry ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 25, 2015Earth & The Environment
The winter ice covering the Arctic Ocean has reached its annual peak, but the extent of sea ice cover this winter is sma ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Winter storms can wreak havoc with our lives, but you probably don't think of them as bringing the sort of deadly menace ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
A bizarre crystal-like mineral recently found in a meteorite that crashed to Earth perhaps 15,000 years ago adds more su ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Dawn, a NASA spacecraft, has arrived at Ceres, a dwarf planet and the largest member of the of our solar system's astero ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 19, 2015Earth & The Environment
Federal records show that this winter and the first two months of 2015 were the hottest on record globally, with a chill ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.
NASA's MAVEN spa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
As reported in the Washington Post, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that in 2014, the economy grew ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Dinosaurs appeared on Earth about 230 million years ago, when atmospheric oxygen levels were close to half what they are ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's strange to think that a man who went to the moon and wants to colonize Mars could be delayed by some snow.
Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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