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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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MAY 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A previous paper published in 2015 theorized that giant elliptical galaxies would be 10,000 times more likely than spira ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 28, 2020Microbiology
Microbes can grow in tight clusters called biofilms. These communities are tough, and have some of the same properties a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Foxglove plants are known to be shaped like bells and have long decorated many gardens. They belong to a genus of plants ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
When you look at the confines of our solar system and notice just how large the Sun is when compared to Jupiter, the lar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2020Earth & The Environment
Happy Earth Day! All though we should take action every day to appreciate our home, planet Earth. Today it gets a little ...Written By: Hilary ThompsonAPR 20, 2020Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary detections have exploded exponentially since the first discovery of one by Swedish astronomers in 1995. The ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2020Technology
Currently, technology used to respond to climate change includes nuclear fusion power, gaint carbon sinking machines, an ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 17, 2020Earth & The Environment
The planet continues to set climate records, which is certainly not great news. Earlier this week, the National Oceanic ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 15, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from The National Center for Scientific Research at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (CNRS/IPGP/IG ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 14, 2020Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is one of the most interesting planets in our solar system, and with that in mind, it may not come off as much o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
At one point, the idea of colonizing another planet was merely science fiction. But as technology evolves and space agen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 12, 2020Space & Astronomy
Those paying any attention to NASA’s periodic updates during these past several weeks should have perceived what s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 06, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research from scientists at the University of Washington suggests that pollution from container ships and other shipping ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 03, 2020Earth & The Environment
Can you imagine the swaths of animal migrations taking place in the underwater depths of the oceans? New research publis ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2020Space & Astronomy
Outer space is often depicted as a harsh environment. It’s effectively an airless vacuum, and anything residing th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 29, 2020Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Perseverance rover, formerly known as just the Mars 2020 rover, will do quite a bit more than merely drive ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2020Earth & The Environment
We all know how bad it is for the planet and for our own public health, so why can’t we just say no, once and for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 24, 2020Space & Astronomy
Our solar system is only one out of hundreds of stellar systems residing in the Milky Way galaxy. It’s comprised o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 23, 2020Space & Astronomy
All the solar system’s planets follow nearly the same plane and direction as they orbit the Sun, and this is somet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
It was only a couple of weeks ago that NASA’s Mars 2020 rover got renamed to the Perseverance rover, and with a la ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been suggested that life arose from molecules that gradually came together in the right ways to form simple cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2020Space & Astronomy
2020 was expected to play host to a plethora of Martian missions, including the United States’ Mars 2020 rover, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Communications has revealed how quickly ecosystems will disappear once the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 09, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research from the National University of Singapore (NUS) highlights the growing concern of mangrove degradation, using M ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A previous paper published in 2015 theorized that giant elliptical galaxies would be 10,000 times more likely than spira
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 28, 2020
Microbiology
Microbes can grow in tight clusters called biofilms. These communities are tough, and have some of the same properties a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Foxglove plants are known to be shaped like bells and have long decorated many gardens. They belong to a genus of plants
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
When you look at the confines of our solar system and notice just how large the Sun is when compared to Jupiter, the lar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Happy Earth Day! All though we should take action every day to appreciate our home, planet Earth. Today it gets a little
...
Written By:
Hilary Thompson
APR 20, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary detections have exploded exponentially since the first discovery of one by Swedish astronomers in 1995. The
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2020
Technology
Currently, technology used to respond to climate change includes nuclear fusion power, gaint carbon sinking machines, an
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 17, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The planet continues to set climate records, which is certainly not great news. Earlier this week, the National Oceanic
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 15, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from The National Center for Scientific Research at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (CNRS/IPGP/IG
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is one of the most interesting planets in our solar system, and with that in mind, it may not come off as much o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
At one point, the idea of colonizing another planet was merely science fiction. But as technology evolves and space agen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 12, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Those paying any attention to NASA’s periodic updates during these past several weeks should have perceived what s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 06, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research from scientists at the University of Washington suggests that pollution from container ships and other shipping
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 03, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Can you imagine the swaths of animal migrations taking place in the underwater depths of the oceans? New research publis
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Outer space is often depicted as a harsh environment. It’s effectively an airless vacuum, and anything residing th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 29, 2020
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Perseverance rover, formerly known as just the Mars 2020 rover, will do quite a bit more than merely drive
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2020
Earth & The Environment
We all know how bad it is for the planet and for our own public health, so why can’t we just say no, once and for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 24, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Our solar system is only one out of hundreds of stellar systems residing in the Milky Way galaxy. It’s comprised o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2020
Space & Astronomy
All the solar system’s planets follow nearly the same plane and direction as they orbit the Sun, and this is somet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
It was only a couple of weeks ago that NASA’s Mars 2020 rover got renamed to the Perseverance rover, and with a la
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been suggested that life arose from molecules that gradually came together in the right ways to form simple cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2020
Space & Astronomy
2020 was expected to play host to a plethora of Martian missions, including the United States’ Mars 2020 rover, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Communications has revealed how quickly ecosystems will disappear once the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 09, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research from the National University of Singapore (NUS) highlights the growing concern of mangrove degradation, using M
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan