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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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OCT 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 4 billion years ago, scientists think that life arose, and they have been trying to learn more about how that hap ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2019Space & Astronomy
Just this past week, Saturn overtook Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the highest number of moons. Researc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 09, 2019Chemistry & Physics
This Tuesday, October 8th, the Nobel Prize committee announced the winners of this year's Physics Nobel. Canadian co ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are continuously searching for other planets, whether those reside right here in the solar system with us, o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2019Chemistry & Physics
There is plenty of evidence suggesting that Venus had a long history of being a habitable planet due to its abundance of ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research from the University of Arizona provides another call for alarm regarding the climate crisis: more rainfall, whi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
In 2011, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arrived at its destination, enabling planetary scientists with the American space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2019Space & Astronomy
Innumerable amounts of asteroids exist in the asteroid belt that resides between Mars and Jupiter in orbit around the Su ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Sun is a powerful ball of energy, and with that in mind, it should come as no surprise to anyone that it can sometim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to SpaceX lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the plethora of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2019Earth & The Environment
In case you haven’t heard, we are facing the most pressing climate crisis of humankind – and we’re sti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The strong smell of cannabis comes from chemicals that could potentially cause indoor or outdoor air pollution, if not p ...Written By: Julia TraversSEP 20, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Back in July 2016, Canada, the U.S., and Mexico signed an agreement on reducing the emission of methane, a greenho ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
In a study recently published in Nature, two researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at Jam ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 18, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are particularly interested in finding an exoplanet like the Earth, and with the help of NASA’s Transi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Psyche mission will investigate the properties of a unique metallic asteroid residing between Mars and Jupi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA plans to launch the Mars 2020 rover mission by July 2020, a move that should spell out a February 2021 landing. But ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
It seems like it wasn’t too long ago that NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter, but don&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 09, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Nootropics are a broad range of both natural and artificial compounds though to improve cognitive function. Inclu ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
As the interest in colonizing Mars grows, researchers are scrambling to find miracle materials that might help with this ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 06, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Innovations in reactor technology go hand in hand with the advancement of nuclear fuel. Introducing complex geometric st ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 05, 2019Health & Medicine
Dietary trends are consistently changing. However, the shift to plant-based or vegan diets is gaining momentum for healt ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Microplastics have infiltrated the planet, from remote mountain regions to the deepest parts of the ocean. Because of th ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 02, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research from collaborators in Sweden, Germany, Brazil and the USA have developed a financial mechanism meant to enc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 4 billion years ago, scientists think that life arose, and they have been trying to learn more about how that hap
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Just this past week, Saturn overtook Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the highest number of moons. Researc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 09, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
This Tuesday, October 8th, the Nobel Prize committee announced the winners of this year's Physics Nobel. Canadian co
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are continuously searching for other planets, whether those reside right here in the solar system with us, o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
There is plenty of evidence suggesting that Venus had a long history of being a habitable planet due to its abundance of
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research from the University of Arizona provides another call for alarm regarding the climate crisis: more rainfall, whi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
In 2011, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arrived at its destination, enabling planetary scientists with the American space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Innumerable amounts of asteroids exist in the asteroid belt that resides between Mars and Jupiter in orbit around the Su
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is a powerful ball of energy, and with that in mind, it should come as no surprise to anyone that it can sometim
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to SpaceX lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the plethora of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In case you haven’t heard, we are facing the most pressing climate crisis of humankind – and we’re sti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The strong smell of cannabis comes from chemicals that could potentially cause indoor or outdoor air pollution, if not p
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 20, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Back in July 2016, Canada, the U.S., and Mexico signed an agreement on reducing the emission of methane, a greenho
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In a study recently published in Nature, two researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at Jam
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 18, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are particularly interested in finding an exoplanet like the Earth, and with the help of NASA’s Transi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Psyche mission will investigate the properties of a unique metallic asteroid residing between Mars and Jupi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA plans to launch the Mars 2020 rover mission by July 2020, a move that should spell out a February 2021 landing. But
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It seems like it wasn’t too long ago that NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter, but don&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Nootropics are a broad range of both natural and artificial compounds though to improve cognitive function. Inclu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
As the interest in colonizing Mars grows, researchers are scrambling to find miracle materials that might help with this
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 06, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Innovations in reactor technology go hand in hand with the advancement of nuclear fuel. Introducing complex geometric st
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
Dietary trends are consistently changing. However, the shift to plant-based or vegan diets is gaining momentum for healt
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Microplastics have infiltrated the planet, from remote mountain regions to the deepest parts of the ocean. Because of th
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 02, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research from collaborators in Sweden, Germany, Brazil and the USA have developed a financial mechanism meant to enc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan