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A planet is a large astronomical body that orbits a star. They can also be remnants of stars that have formed spherical shapes as a result of their own gravitational forces. There are eight planets in our Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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AUG 05, 2022Plants & Animals
Here’s a little good news for the day: certain areas of the Great Barrier Reef have the highest amount of coral co ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUL 30, 2022Chemistry & Physics
When one refers to a star or a galaxy or any other object as metal-poor, it simply means that this object was formed in ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUL 30, 2022Space & Astronomy
There have been thousands of exoplanets found orbiting around single – or ‘normal’ – stars, but ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUL 24, 2022Space & Astronomy
Volcanoes are one of nature’s most awe-inspiring creations, giant mountains ejecting red hot lava that are both be ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 23, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, a team of astronomers have observed a massive young star near the cente ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUL 22, 2022Space & Astronomy
On June, 23, 2022, the BepiColombo mission made its second gravity assist of the planet Mercury. BepiColombo is a collab ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUL 21, 2022Space & Astronomy
Astronomers from the University of Manchester have recently presented a study at the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 202 ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 19, 2022Earth & The Environment
When we look at a rock, we often just focus on its size and appearance. Is it light or heavy? Dark or shiny? But there i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 16, 2022Chemistry & Physics
To study the formation of our planet, as well as the overall solar system, and to study the possible source of all the o ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUL 15, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Many millions of years ago, an asteroid hit the planet Mars which created a crater and ejected a lot of its material int ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUL 15, 2022Space & Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope has awed scientists and the public alike with the first images that were released on July 12, ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUL 10, 2022Space & Astronomy
Physicists at New York University have created a method for predicting the composition of dark matter—the long-kno ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 09, 2022Chemistry & Physics
As humans we are used to seeing light and fluffy clouds that are made of water. However, beyond the scope of our planet, ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUL 08, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Brown dwarfs, which are popularly known as failed stars, form a boundary between the most massive planets and the smalle ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUL 07, 2022Earth & The Environment
56 million years ago, the Earth was a much different place as a cataclysmic event caused global temperatures to rise and ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 06, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a collaborative research effort from the University of Bern, the University of Zurich, and National Centre of Compete ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
New research from McGill University has discovered alive and active microbes in Canadian permafrost that could provide a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 02, 2022Space & Astronomy
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust called a solar nebula that swi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 02, 2022Chemistry & Physics
One of the most fascinating yet mysterious facts about space exploration is the existence of extraterrestrial life. Ther ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUL 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Since the dawn of human history, we have always wondered how we got here. What processes took place that brought us from ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 30, 2022Space & Astronomy
Have you ever wanted to make a discovery in space? A new citizen science project led by a team of researchers at the Uni ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUN 30, 2022Plants & Animals
Scientists have long wondered what Earth was like in its most nascent stage. More importantly, researchers have tried to ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 30, 2022Earth & The Environment
Okay, let’s face it, polar bears are some of the most awesome animals on the planet. Technically classified as mar ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 25, 2022Space & Astronomy
During a press conference at this summer’s American Astronomical Society meeting, a team of researchers presented ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
AUG 05, 2022
Plants & Animals
Here’s a little good news for the day: certain areas of the Great Barrier Reef have the highest amount of coral co
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 30, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
When one refers to a star or a galaxy or any other object as metal-poor, it simply means that this object was formed in
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUL 30, 2022
Space & Astronomy
There have been thousands of exoplanets found orbiting around single – or ‘normal’ – stars, but
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUL 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Volcanoes are one of nature’s most awe-inspiring creations, giant mountains ejecting red hot lava that are both be
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 23, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, a team of astronomers have observed a massive young star near the cente
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUL 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
On June, 23, 2022, the BepiColombo mission made its second gravity assist of the planet Mercury. BepiColombo is a collab
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUL 21, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers from the University of Manchester have recently presented a study at the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 202
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 19, 2022
Earth & The Environment
When we look at a rock, we often just focus on its size and appearance. Is it light or heavy? Dark or shiny? But there i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 16, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
To study the formation of our planet, as well as the overall solar system, and to study the possible source of all the o
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUL 15, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Many millions of years ago, an asteroid hit the planet Mars which created a crater and ejected a lot of its material int
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUL 15, 2022
Space & Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope has awed scientists and the public alike with the first images that were released on July 12,
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUL 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Physicists at New York University have created a method for predicting the composition of dark matter—the long-kno
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 09, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
As humans we are used to seeing light and fluffy clouds that are made of water. However, beyond the scope of our planet,
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUL 08, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Brown dwarfs, which are popularly known as failed stars, form a boundary between the most massive planets and the smalle
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUL 07, 2022
Earth & The Environment
56 million years ago, the Earth was a much different place as a cataclysmic event caused global temperatures to rise and
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a collaborative research effort from the University of Bern, the University of Zurich, and National Centre of Compete
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
New research from McGill University has discovered alive and active microbes in Canadian permafrost that could provide a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 02, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust called a solar nebula that swi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 02, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
One of the most fascinating yet mysterious facts about space exploration is the existence of extraterrestrial life. Ther
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUL 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Since the dawn of human history, we have always wondered how we got here. What processes took place that brought us from
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 30, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Have you ever wanted to make a discovery in space? A new citizen science project led by a team of researchers at the Uni
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUN 30, 2022
Plants & Animals
Scientists have long wondered what Earth was like in its most nascent stage. More importantly, researchers have tried to
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 30, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Okay, let’s face it, polar bears are some of the most awesome animals on the planet. Technically classified as mar
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 25, 2022
Space & Astronomy
During a press conference at this summer’s American Astronomical Society meeting, a team of researchers presented
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.