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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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JAN 19, 2020Plants & Animals
Oodles of massive fossils tell stories about the fearsome beasts that once roamed the Earth called dinosaurs. Some were ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Cassini-Huygens mission officially came to an end in September 2017 when it came dangerously close to running of fue ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
Independent analyses from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have confirmed that 2019 w ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 14, 2020Space & Astronomy
Jupiter, recognized by most as the largest known planet in our solar system, is a particularly interesting place. So int ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
While most people are familiar with the planets residing in our solar system from lessons taught back in grade school, i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2020Space & Astronomy
Humankind is getting closer to the ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars for scientific research, and then eventually ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
It’s officially 2020, and with that in mind, anyone paying attention to NASA’s launch schedule should know a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Reindeer are some of Winter’s most iconic animals, but have you ever wondered how these spectacular creatures are ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study entitled, "The past and future of global river ice," is the first comprehensive study to quantify temp ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Meat consumption has risen around the world in the past few decades, and demand is still increasing.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Microbiology
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
Humankind has become increasingly reliant on satellites and space technology to conduct everyday life, be it GPS for nav ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2019Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest World Magnetic Model (WMM) released by the NOAA's National Centres for Environmental I ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 23, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s InSight mission is designed to probe the red planet’s internal physical characteristics, including he ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2019Microbiology
The Andes Mountain range runs along the edge of western South America. Microbial life has found a home high in those mou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Health & Medicine
You might assume that by now, most humans are aware of the dangers of indoor tanning beds. However, many popular gyms in ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days, or one full year. It does this while whizzing through the vacuum of space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 16, 2019Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s MAVEN mission, launched on November 18th, 2013, has been orbiting Mars and investigating the planet’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Our technology may be impacting our health in ways we did not realize.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with &ldq ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
A report from researchers collaborating to produce the annual Global Carbon Budget has found that 2019 will break record ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 19, 2020
Plants & Animals
Oodles of massive fossils tell stories about the fearsome beasts that once roamed the Earth called dinosaurs. Some were
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Cassini-Huygens mission officially came to an end in September 2017 when it came dangerously close to running of fue
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Independent analyses from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have confirmed that 2019 w
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter, recognized by most as the largest known planet in our solar system, is a particularly interesting place. So int
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
While most people are familiar with the planets residing in our solar system from lessons taught back in grade school, i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Humankind is getting closer to the ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars for scientific research, and then eventually
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
It’s officially 2020, and with that in mind, anyone paying attention to NASA’s launch schedule should know a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Reindeer are some of Winter’s most iconic animals, but have you ever wondered how these spectacular creatures are
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study entitled, "The past and future of global river ice," is the first comprehensive study to quantify temp
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Meat consumption has risen around the world in the past few decades, and demand is still increasing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Microbiology
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Humankind has become increasingly reliant on satellites and space technology to conduct everyday life, be it GPS for nav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest World Magnetic Model (WMM) released by the NOAA's National Centres for Environmental I
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 23, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s InSight mission is designed to probe the red planet’s internal physical characteristics, including he
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2019
Microbiology
The Andes Mountain range runs along the edge of western South America. Microbial life has found a home high in those mou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
You might assume that by now, most humans are aware of the dangers of indoor tanning beds. However, many popular gyms in
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days, or one full year. It does this while whizzing through the vacuum of space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s MAVEN mission, launched on November 18th, 2013, has been orbiting Mars and investigating the planet’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our technology may be impacting our health in ways we did not realize.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with &ldq
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A report from researchers collaborating to produce the annual Global Carbon Budget has found that 2019 will break record
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan