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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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JUN 29, 2017Videos
Of all the planets residing in the Solar System, Uranus is quite possibly the weirdest of them all, as it has some plane ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are somewhat of a marvel of space. Although we know they’re there, we don’t have many observatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have always thought they had a pretty good idea about how galaxies form and evolve over time, but a newly-di ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of the most valuable systems we have in place today for discovering exoplanets throughout the galaxy is NASA’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers regularly study pulsars because there is a lot about them we have yet to understand. On the other hand, one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
Many of us take the Sun for granted as the big ball of light in the sky that produces the heat on Earth necessary for li ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Cygnus A is a famous radio galaxy found around 800 million light years away from Earth, and it's known for being one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2017Videos
A supernova is the violent and gigantic explosion of a star as it dies during the final stages in stellar evolution, and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Stephen Hawking is known for his sometimes-adventurous remarks, but the latest in his observational comments involves th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
Imagine looking through space and seeing a super-bright supernova that you weren’t expecting to see. Then, after t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2017Videos
Batteries power so many of our electronic devices, including our laptops, smartphones, and in some cases, even our cars. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2017Space & Astronomy
The long-standing idea is that dark energy makes up at least 68% of the universe. It’s believed to help drive its ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are incredibly unique and misunderstood forces of nature. Their gravitational forces are extremely powerful; ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
There exists a type of star so rare that only 7 of them are known to exist in our Milky Way galaxy, and one of those was ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2017Videos
On Earth, we can use the DNA from plants and animals to make a family tree, which allows us to see what's related and wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, but it was categorized as a dwarf planet back in 2006 by the International Astronomi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are among some of the most misunderstood forces of nature in the universe. We understand that they’re ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are some of the universe’s strongest sources of gravitational forces. They are so powerful that they c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
Among the many different kinds of things astronomers are looking for in the depths of space are blazars, which are essen ...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 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 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
It’s not easy to observe the distant heavens in space, but NASA is calling on the best in the commercial science i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Milky Way is full of stars; some are closer to our Solar System than others, but some of the most distant that still ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
Observing the heavens is not easy; the universe is vast, and the bigger we build our space observation equipment, the bi ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 29, 2017
Videos
Of all the planets residing in the Solar System, Uranus is quite possibly the weirdest of them all, as it has some plane
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are somewhat of a marvel of space. Although we know they’re there, we don’t have many observatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have always thought they had a pretty good idea about how galaxies form and evolve over time, but a newly-di
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of the most valuable systems we have in place today for discovering exoplanets throughout the galaxy is NASA’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers regularly study pulsars because there is a lot about them we have yet to understand. On the other hand, one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Many of us take the Sun for granted as the big ball of light in the sky that produces the heat on Earth necessary for li
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Cygnus A is a famous radio galaxy found around 800 million light years away from Earth, and it's known for being one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2017
Videos
A supernova is the violent and gigantic explosion of a star as it dies during the final stages in stellar evolution, and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Stephen Hawking is known for his sometimes-adventurous remarks, but the latest in his observational comments involves th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Imagine looking through space and seeing a super-bright supernova that you weren’t expecting to see. Then, after t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2017
Videos
Batteries power so many of our electronic devices, including our laptops, smartphones, and in some cases, even our cars.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The long-standing idea is that dark energy makes up at least 68% of the universe. It’s believed to help drive its
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are incredibly unique and misunderstood forces of nature. Their gravitational forces are extremely powerful;
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There exists a type of star so rare that only 7 of them are known to exist in our Milky Way galaxy, and one of those was
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2017
Videos
On Earth, we can use the DNA from plants and animals to make a family tree, which allows us to see what's related and wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, but it was categorized as a dwarf planet back in 2006 by the International Astronomi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are among some of the most misunderstood forces of nature in the universe. We understand that they’re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are some of the universe’s strongest sources of gravitational forces. They are so powerful that they c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Among the many different kinds of things astronomers are looking for in the depths of space are blazars, which are essen
...
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 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 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It’s not easy to observe the distant heavens in space, but NASA is calling on the best in the commercial science i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Milky Way is full of stars; some are closer to our Solar System than others, but some of the most distant that still
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Observing the heavens is not easy; the universe is vast, and the bigger we build our space observation equipment, the bi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard