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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 19, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Scientific Reports sheds light on how our planet’s water could have first come to be. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
The moon may have hosted an ocean of magma for 200 million years according to new findings- considerably longer than pre ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever heard of the geodynamo? Perhaps not, but its presence has certainly had a huge impact on your life. The th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
After landing on the Moon, heading to Mars became the next logical step for space exploration. Some suggest that flying ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a planet with an exposed core. Known as TOI-849b, the finding could help us ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 30, 2020Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have hypothesized that it may be raining diamonds deep inside Neptune and Uranus. They have no ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 29, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to send us incredible images of space. It has recently captured an image involving ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A collaboration of Japanese scientists has used laser technology called infrared-free electron laser (IR-FEL) to facilit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 22, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Research published in the journal Joule highlights the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic: reductions in air polluti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplements reports findings from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Expl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 14, 2020Space & Astronomy
NASA is no stranger to autonomous rovers. To date, the American space agency has sent four rovers to the Martian surface ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research categorizing certain landscapes as “disturbance refugia” shines a light on an important ecologi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The idea of time in physics is often associated with the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the entropy of ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 01, 2020Microbiology
Single-celled ocean microbes known as Pelagibacter or SAR11 make up about 25 percent of the plankton on the planet.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Who do you think could better battle off a venomous snakebite - a dog or a cat? New research from the University of Quee ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in Scientific Reports turns to aircraft data to fill gaps in emissions monitoring of global green ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2020Space & Astronomy
Of all the exoplanetary systems that astronomers have discovered to date, perhaps one of the most intriguing of those is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cape honey bees are found in South Africa, and while they look similar, they are very different from other subspecies of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
While most of the world has been holding its breath during the last several months in response to the global pandemic, t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
When you think of stellar systems, you might be inclined to think of a system like our own with just one star, or perhap ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
There are literally dozens upon dozens of natural satellites orbiting the planets in our solar system, but only one of t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
Outer space is chock-full of stars and planets orbiting them, but there’s a fine line between what makes a star a ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Scientific Reports sheds light on how our planet’s water could have first come to be.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The moon may have hosted an ocean of magma for 200 million years according to new findings- considerably longer than pre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever heard of the geodynamo? Perhaps not, but its presence has certainly had a huge impact on your life. The th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
After landing on the Moon, heading to Mars became the next logical step for space exploration. Some suggest that flying
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a planet with an exposed core. Known as TOI-849b, the finding could help us
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 30, 2020
Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have hypothesized that it may be raining diamonds deep inside Neptune and Uranus. They have no
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 29, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to send us incredible images of space. It has recently captured an image involving
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A collaboration of Japanese scientists has used laser technology called infrared-free electron laser (IR-FEL) to facilit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 22, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Research published in the journal Joule highlights the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic: reductions in air polluti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplements reports findings from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Expl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
NASA is no stranger to autonomous rovers. To date, the American space agency has sent four rovers to the Martian surface
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research categorizing certain landscapes as “disturbance refugia” shines a light on an important ecologi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The idea of time in physics is often associated with the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the entropy of
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 01, 2020
Microbiology
Single-celled ocean microbes known as Pelagibacter or SAR11 make up about 25 percent of the plankton on the planet.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Who do you think could better battle off a venomous snakebite - a dog or a cat? New research from the University of Quee
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Scientific Reports turns to aircraft data to fill gaps in emissions monitoring of global green
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Of all the exoplanetary systems that astronomers have discovered to date, perhaps one of the most intriguing of those is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cape honey bees are found in South Africa, and while they look similar, they are very different from other subspecies of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
While most of the world has been holding its breath during the last several months in response to the global pandemic, t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
When you think of stellar systems, you might be inclined to think of a system like our own with just one star, or perhap
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
There are literally dozens upon dozens of natural satellites orbiting the planets in our solar system, but only one of t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Outer space is chock-full of stars and planets orbiting them, but there’s a fine line between what makes a star a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard