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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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DEC 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station is poised to receive some much-needed new supplies and science experiments today, a feat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2019Technology
Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada have explained a hydrogen-related novel method that takes advantage o ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaDEC 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science (GDCS) have developed ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
Most people recognize Jupiter as the largest known planet in our solar system, but there’s another eccentric quali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a new painkiller dubbed to be as effective as opioids, only minus their disadvantages, from ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 26, 2019Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our solar system, but even that isn’t the gas giant’s most discernibl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2019Microbiology
Different forms of microbes have been able to make a home even in the harshest conditions. But there are still locations ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2019Space & Astronomy
Space agencies and commercial space companies are taking the idea of colonizing Mars very seriously. There’s just ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
Far beyond the reach of the terrestrial and gas giant planets in our solar system exists an entirely different class of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
It’s been just over a year since JAXA’s renowned Hayabusa-2 mission arrived at asteroid 162173 Ryugu to stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
Humans aren’t the only ones who will be thirstier in the coming decades of increased surface temperatures – ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
Monday was a particularly exciting day for amateur astronomers. It was the day that the planet Mercury performed a visib ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that stood tall and proud at the launch pad at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Almost everyone has heard by now that Elon Musk wants to launch well over 40,000 new satellites into space to deliver hi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Earthlings are in for some celestial eye candy on Monday, November 11th. Mercury, the smallest of the solar system&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2019Earth & The Environment
A worldwide coalition of more than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries warns "clearly and unequivocally that plane ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Antarctic albatrosses are one of the world’s most distinguishable seabirds, and if you didn’t already know, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Juno mission, launched by NASA in 2011 to explore the fascinating Jovian system, finally arrived at its destination ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
Most probably remember the historic moments in the Summer of 2015 when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 28, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft each launched in 1977 for a unique opportunity to explore the solar system&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station is poised to receive some much-needed new supplies and science experiments today, a feat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2019
Technology
Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada have explained a hydrogen-related novel method that takes advantage o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
DEC 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science (GDCS) have developed
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Most people recognize Jupiter as the largest known planet in our solar system, but there’s another eccentric quali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a new painkiller dubbed to be as effective as opioids, only minus their disadvantages, from
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our solar system, but even that isn’t the gas giant’s most discernibl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Microbiology
Different forms of microbes have been able to make a home even in the harshest conditions. But there are still locations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Space agencies and commercial space companies are taking the idea of colonizing Mars very seriously. There’s just
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Far beyond the reach of the terrestrial and gas giant planets in our solar system exists an entirely different class of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It’s been just over a year since JAXA’s renowned Hayabusa-2 mission arrived at asteroid 162173 Ryugu to stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Humans aren’t the only ones who will be thirstier in the coming decades of increased surface temperatures –
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Monday was a particularly exciting day for amateur astronomers. It was the day that the planet Mercury performed a visib
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that stood tall and proud at the launch pad at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Almost everyone has heard by now that Elon Musk wants to launch well over 40,000 new satellites into space to deliver hi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Earthlings are in for some celestial eye candy on Monday, November 11th. Mercury, the smallest of the solar system&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A worldwide coalition of more than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries warns "clearly and unequivocally that plane
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Antarctic albatrosses are one of the world’s most distinguishable seabirds, and if you didn’t already know,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Juno mission, launched by NASA in 2011 to explore the fascinating Jovian system, finally arrived at its destination
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Most probably remember the historic moments in the Summer of 2015 when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 28, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft each launched in 1977 for a unique opportunity to explore the solar system&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard