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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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MAR 09, 2020Microbiology
Scientists studying microbial life near a hydrothermal vent were surprised to find Chlamydiae bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles details the mysterious depths of Antarctica’s subg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 08, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Mars 2020 rover has been a popular topic of discussion over the past several years, but it has remained rather consp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 02, 2020Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying attention to the headlines as of late, then you might’ve caught wind about the Earth h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2020Space & Astronomy
Plans for future space exploration are taking shape, and many of those are expected to be crewed. One such example invol ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
You’ve probably seen the analogy of the Earth’s timeline compared to a one day, 24-hour period. If not, take ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 23, 2020Space & Astronomy
NASA’s sent its Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Climate Change analyzes the economic impacts of anthropogenic aerosol emissions. Aeroso ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center highlights the first quantitative study of the link between precipitat ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 11, 2020Earth & The Environment
Do you know what an airplane contrail is? Have you ever looked up into the sky with that azure blue backdrop and seen th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The existence of a diverse atmosphere on our planet is crucial for life. On top of being in the goldilocks zone, another ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 06, 2020Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details the most recent revelations ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 03, 2020Space & Astronomy
If you ever listen to the radio and experience a phenomenon in which the broadcast sounds garbled or as if another radio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2020Plants & Animals
A class of two-legged carnivorous dinosaur dubbed noasaurids are said to have existed in later half of the Cretaceous Er ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 28, 2020Space & Astronomy
A plethora of spacecraft have photographed the Sun, but every one of those photographs has been snapped from the rather ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
One of humankind’s most ambitious goals for the next decade is preparing to send astronauts to Mars for the very f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2020Microbiology
Protists don't fit neatly into any other category of organism; they are eukaryotes, but they are not a plant, fungi or a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Mercury is the solar system’s smallest planet, and it’s also the one residing closest to the Sun. But while ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2020Space & Astronomy
2019 was one of the most exciting years for space fans. Therefore it’s hard to believe that 2020 could bring ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaJAN 21, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research from the American Society of Agronomy reports that the Everglades are sinking. According to scientists who ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2020Microbiology
Concrete is the second most widely consumed resource on the planet (after water), and it has a massive carbon footprint.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2020Microbiology
Cyanobacteria are microscopic blue-green algae. These naturally occurring microbes are common, but can also grow into to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered one of the solar system’s planets but was later downgraded to the status of ‘dwarf ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 09, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists studying microbial life near a hydrothermal vent were surprised to find Chlamydiae bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles details the mysterious depths of Antarctica’s subg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 08, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Mars 2020 rover has been a popular topic of discussion over the past several years, but it has remained rather consp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 02, 2020
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying attention to the headlines as of late, then you might’ve caught wind about the Earth h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Plans for future space exploration are taking shape, and many of those are expected to be crewed. One such example invol
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
You’ve probably seen the analogy of the Earth’s timeline compared to a one day, 24-hour period. If not, take
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 23, 2020
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s sent its Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Climate Change analyzes the economic impacts of anthropogenic aerosol emissions. Aeroso
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center highlights the first quantitative study of the link between precipitat
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 11, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Do you know what an airplane contrail is? Have you ever looked up into the sky with that azure blue backdrop and seen th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The existence of a diverse atmosphere on our planet is crucial for life. On top of being in the goldilocks zone, another
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 06, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details the most recent revelations
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 03, 2020
Space & Astronomy
If you ever listen to the radio and experience a phenomenon in which the broadcast sounds garbled or as if another radio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2020
Plants & Animals
A class of two-legged carnivorous dinosaur dubbed noasaurids are said to have existed in later half of the Cretaceous Er
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 28, 2020
Space & Astronomy
A plethora of spacecraft have photographed the Sun, but every one of those photographs has been snapped from the rather
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
One of humankind’s most ambitious goals for the next decade is preparing to send astronauts to Mars for the very f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2020
Microbiology
Protists don't fit neatly into any other category of organism; they are eukaryotes, but they are not a plant, fungi or a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Mercury is the solar system’s smallest planet, and it’s also the one residing closest to the Sun. But while
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2020
Space & Astronomy
2019 was one of the most exciting years for space fans. Therefore it’s hard to believe that 2020 could bring
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
JAN 21, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research from the American Society of Agronomy reports that the Everglades are sinking. According to scientists who
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2020
Microbiology
Concrete is the second most widely consumed resource on the planet (after water), and it has a massive carbon footprint.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
Microbiology
Cyanobacteria are microscopic blue-green algae. These naturally occurring microbes are common, but can also grow into to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered one of the solar system’s planets but was later downgraded to the status of ‘dwarf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard