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A galaxy is a system of stars, gas and dust, held together by gravitational pulls. Galaxies are usually separated from each other by vast distances measured in millions of light-years.
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JAN 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
A distant star system called KIC 8462852 continues to fascinate astronomers for seemingly all the wrong reasons. Also kn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2017Videos
One of the most significant reasons we search for Earth-like exoplanets is because one of them could have habitable cond ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been searching the galaxy for potentially-habitable exoplanets for years, but it’s not every day ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are in awe after using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to spy on a couple o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
An international team of astronomers are dumbfounded after discovering what appears to be a star that doesn’t want ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 09, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The BaBar detector at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Credit: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory It’s humb ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the bright power plant at the center of our solar system; its heat warms the surfaces of the innermost planet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers employing the Near-infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS) situated on the Gemini North telescope in Haw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe to describe what space is like in between all the planets in our solar system, they&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2017Videos
It's crazy to think about, but the Milky Way galaxy is insignificantly-small compared to the rest of the universe. What' ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
It was just a few days ago that astronomers announced a breakthrough in gravitational wave research, and NASA deployed t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been following astronomical research for the last couple of years, then you’ve likely caught wind ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
The longstanding question of whether we’re alone in the universe brings up a stressing amount of follow-up questio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine a casual lunch conversation inspiring a series of world-changing scientific projects and hypotheses? Thi ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 22, 2017Videos
Have you ever stopped to wonder what the end of the universe might look like? Quantifying the end of the universe is dif ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope as the space agency’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
It’s nothing new for astronomers to find a new planet outside of our solar system; these are commonly referred to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
It's not uncommon for astronomers to come across hot Jupiter-like exoplanets while surveying other star systems thro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
While we understand the basic concept behind supernovae to be the final energetic stage of stellar life, there are a ton ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
There exists a class of spatial body in between stars and gas giant plants known as brown dwarfs. These are essentially ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2017Videos
There are only a handful of places in the Solar System where we think it might be possible to discover life. Although it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been under construction for several years, and it seems to be making headlines ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
While attempting to learn more about the history of the early universe, astronomers studied the metallicity distribution ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A distant star system called KIC 8462852 continues to fascinate astronomers for seemingly all the wrong reasons. Also kn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2017
Videos
One of the most significant reasons we search for Earth-like exoplanets is because one of them could have habitable cond
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been searching the galaxy for potentially-habitable exoplanets for years, but it’s not every day
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are in awe after using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to spy on a couple o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
An international team of astronomers are dumbfounded after discovering what appears to be a star that doesn’t want
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 09, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The BaBar detector at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Credit: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory It’s humb
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the bright power plant at the center of our solar system; its heat warms the surfaces of the innermost planet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers employing the Near-infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS) situated on the Gemini North telescope in Haw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe to describe what space is like in between all the planets in our solar system, they&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2017
Videos
It's crazy to think about, but the Milky Way galaxy is insignificantly-small compared to the rest of the universe. What'
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It was just a few days ago that astronomers announced a breakthrough in gravitational wave research, and NASA deployed t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been following astronomical research for the last couple of years, then you’ve likely caught wind
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The longstanding question of whether we’re alone in the universe brings up a stressing amount of follow-up questio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine a casual lunch conversation inspiring a series of world-changing scientific projects and hypotheses? Thi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 22, 2017
Videos
Have you ever stopped to wonder what the end of the universe might look like? Quantifying the end of the universe is dif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope as the space agency’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It’s nothing new for astronomers to find a new planet outside of our solar system; these are commonly referred to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It's not uncommon for astronomers to come across hot Jupiter-like exoplanets while surveying other star systems thro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While we understand the basic concept behind supernovae to be the final energetic stage of stellar life, there are a ton
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There exists a class of spatial body in between stars and gas giant plants known as brown dwarfs. These are essentially
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2017
Videos
There are only a handful of places in the Solar System where we think it might be possible to discover life. Although it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been under construction for several years, and it seems to be making headlines
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While attempting to learn more about the history of the early universe, astronomers studied the metallicity distribution
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard