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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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JUL 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.JUN 23, 2022Earth & The Environment
The planet Earth is a world flourishing with all kinds of life that is the result of billions of years of geologic proce ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 20, 2022Technology
Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource. It’s estimated that about one billion people have little acce ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 19, 2022Space & Astronomy
While we’re all fascinated by supernovas and how awesome they look, our own Sun will not go supernova at the end o ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 17, 2022Space & Astronomy
One crucial reason astronomers study the Sun is to gain knowledge of stars other than the Sun. This is relevant to under ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUN 17, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Stellar Nurseries are fascinating places to look at to see the signatures of stars and sometimes the process of planet f ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUN 17, 2022Space & Astronomy
When we think of asteroids, we often envision them smashing into our precious blue world and annihilating all life as we ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 14, 2022Microbiology
Our planet has a plastic problem; plastic particles can be found in nearly every part of our environment, in organisms, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) keep showing up in exciting ways in our Universe. A few weeks ago, an article was publishe ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUN 12, 2022Space & Astronomy
Venus is one of the most awesome, mysterious, and deceiving planetary objects in our entire solar system. While its brig ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 10, 2022Space & Astronomy
The planets Uranus and Neptune are possibly the least explored planetary objects in our solar system. Due to their incre ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 09, 2022Space & Astronomy
Hydrides in the Galaxy (HyGAL) is a project whose goal is to characterize the interstellar medium in the Milky Way in or ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUN 08, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria have helped lay the foundations for complex life by creating a hospitable atmosphere on our planet, and they co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2022Space & Astronomy
Triton, the largest moon of Neptune—The Cantaloupe Moon, with its literal cantaloupe-like terrain and active geyse ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 05, 2022Earth & The Environment
Let’s face it, mountains are awesome. They’re awesome to look at and even more awesome to climb. There are f ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to determine how life first arose on our planet, and finding an answer to that question coul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2022Infographics
Summary: Bioluminescence is a chemical reaction where light is produced by organisms to hunt prey, defend against predat ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 03, 2022Earth & The Environment
We often affiliate plate tectonics with earthquakes, as we are all taught in school that the shifting of plates leads to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 03, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Super-Earths: When one hears this term, the first thing that probably comes to mind is that there is a planet just like ...Written By: Amanpreet Kaur
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.
JUN 23, 2022
Earth & The Environment
The planet Earth is a world flourishing with all kinds of life that is the result of billions of years of geologic proce
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 20, 2022
Technology
Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource. It’s estimated that about one billion people have little acce
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 19, 2022
Space & Astronomy
While we’re all fascinated by supernovas and how awesome they look, our own Sun will not go supernova at the end o
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
One crucial reason astronomers study the Sun is to gain knowledge of stars other than the Sun. This is relevant to under
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUN 17, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Stellar Nurseries are fascinating places to look at to see the signatures of stars and sometimes the process of planet f
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
When we think of asteroids, we often envision them smashing into our precious blue world and annihilating all life as we
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 14, 2022
Microbiology
Our planet has a plastic problem; plastic particles can be found in nearly every part of our environment, in organisms,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) keep showing up in exciting ways in our Universe. A few weeks ago, an article was publishe
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 12, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Venus is one of the most awesome, mysterious, and deceiving planetary objects in our entire solar system. While its brig
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The planets Uranus and Neptune are possibly the least explored planetary objects in our solar system. Due to their incre
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 09, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Hydrides in the Galaxy (HyGAL) is a project whose goal is to characterize the interstellar medium in the Milky Way in or
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUN 08, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria have helped lay the foundations for complex life by creating a hospitable atmosphere on our planet, and they co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Triton, the largest moon of Neptune—The Cantaloupe Moon, with its literal cantaloupe-like terrain and active geyse
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 05, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Let’s face it, mountains are awesome. They’re awesome to look at and even more awesome to climb. There are f
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to determine how life first arose on our planet, and finding an answer to that question coul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2022
Infographics
Summary: Bioluminescence is a chemical reaction where light is produced by organisms to hunt prey, defend against predat
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 03, 2022
Earth & The Environment
We often affiliate plate tectonics with earthquakes, as we are all taught in school that the shifting of plates leads to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 03, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Super-Earths: When one hears this term, the first thing that probably comes to mind is that there is a planet just like
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur