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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 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 KimMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Hurricanes require moisture, the rotation of the earth, and warm ocean temperatures to grow from a mere atmospheric dist ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 12, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the key areas in all of biology is the evolution of photosynthesis. Some species of single celled cyanobacteria, ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 11, 2015Earth & The Environment
Hui Hu, a professor of aerospace engineering, and Anupam Sharma, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, both a ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
According to new research published last week, Mars once contained an ocean larger than our own Arctic Ocean and coverin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Here on earth, carbon dioxide is a pollutant and a greenhouse gas. But thanks to a new engine technology, for colonists ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
"For the first time in human history," said Lisa Kaltenegger, an astronomer at Cornell University, in a talk she gave re ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 04, 2015Earth & The Environment
Earlier this morning the Villarrica volcano erupted in Chile, forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee from t ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 23, 2015Plants & Animals
In the wild, animals mature faster than humans, often mating and producing offspring even as young as a year old. The li ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 19, 2015Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo ...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 KimMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Hurricanes require moisture, the rotation of the earth, and warm ocean temperatures to grow from a mere atmospheric dist ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 12, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the key areas in all of biology is the evolution of photosynthesis. Some species of single celled cyanobacteria, ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 11, 2015Earth & The Environment
Hui Hu, a professor of aerospace engineering, and Anupam Sharma, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, both a ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
According to new research published last week, Mars once contained an ocean larger than our own Arctic Ocean and coverin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Here on earth, carbon dioxide is a pollutant and a greenhouse gas. But thanks to a new engine technology, for colonists ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
"For the first time in human history," said Lisa Kaltenegger, an astronomer at Cornell University, in a talk she gave re ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 04, 2015Earth & The Environment
Earlier this morning the Villarrica volcano erupted in Chile, forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee from t ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 23, 2015Plants & Animals
In the wild, animals mature faster than humans, often mating and producing offspring even as young as a year old. The li ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 19, 2015Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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