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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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JUN 23, 2019Space & Astronomy
When planetary scientists deploy space missions to explore other worlds in search of alien life, they often look for sig ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
After unforeseen delays, SpaceX officially deployed 60 of its Starlink satellites into space at the end of last month to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
Among the bevy of natural satellites that orbit the solar system’s largest-known planet, Europa is perhaps one of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Mars has two natural satellites: Deimos and Phobos; the latter orbits Mars closer than any other moon orbiting the other ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2019Space & Astronomy
Space agencies all around the globe are continuously trying to learn more about the universe around us. One of the best ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
The UK is breaking records with a no-coal streak of 16 days in counting as of yesterday. This is the first time in over ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
When spaceflight engineers design highly specialized spacecraft for interplanetary missions, they’re doing some ra ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2019Space & Astronomy
Commercial space company SpaceX officially launched 60 of its Starlink internet communication satellites into space last ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a long-term goal of sending humankind to Mars such that we can colonize the red planet and exis ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 28, 2019Space & Astronomy
It was just over a year ago that SpaceX lofted Elon Musk’s cherry red Tesla Roadster with the ‘Starman&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 28, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Water solidifies into ice when the temperature drops below the freezing point, and turn into vapor gas at 100 Celsius. H ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 26, 2019Microbiology
No one knows how many viruses there are on our planet. We know of about 220 that infect people, and now we can add one t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As the world continues to warm, scientists are learning more about how climate change will affect the organisms living o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A group of Department of Energy (DOE)-funded researchers has developed a new, inexpensive approach to harvest uranium fr ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 22, 2019Space & Astronomy
The concept of human beings colonizing outposts in outer space has been flung about for eons, but what’s the proba ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
Antarctica is suffering from numerous changes due to global climate change, and scientists are unwavering in their work ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists have recently discovered a new way that volcanoes are forming – deep below the paradise island of Bermu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 19, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA explores the Martian surface day-in and day-out with specialized rover vehicles like Curiosity, but an eye in the s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
Ever heard of a tandem perovskite? While the odd-sounding name may conjure images of who-knows-what for you, it’s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
Humans have set another historical record, but it’s not good news. Last Sunday, May 12, scientists from Scripps In ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 12, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a recent report from the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), almost every one of our national p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe on the street if they could name some of the solar system’s dwarf planets, Plut ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Maine has taken a significant step to battle the generation of waste products: banning Styrofoam. The bill, which was si ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 30, 2019Space & Astronomy
Venus is a particularly strange planet, and this is part of the reason why planetary scientists have taken so much inter ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 23, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When planetary scientists deploy space missions to explore other worlds in search of alien life, they often look for sig
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
After unforeseen delays, SpaceX officially deployed 60 of its Starlink satellites into space at the end of last month to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Among the bevy of natural satellites that orbit the solar system’s largest-known planet, Europa is perhaps one of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Mars has two natural satellites: Deimos and Phobos; the latter orbits Mars closer than any other moon orbiting the other
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Space agencies all around the globe are continuously trying to learn more about the universe around us. One of the best
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The UK is breaking records with a no-coal streak of 16 days in counting as of yesterday. This is the first time in over
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When spaceflight engineers design highly specialized spacecraft for interplanetary missions, they’re doing some ra
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Commercial space company SpaceX officially launched 60 of its Starlink internet communication satellites into space last
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a long-term goal of sending humankind to Mars such that we can colonize the red planet and exis
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It was just over a year ago that SpaceX lofted Elon Musk’s cherry red Tesla Roadster with the ‘Starman&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Water solidifies into ice when the temperature drops below the freezing point, and turn into vapor gas at 100 Celsius. H
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 26, 2019
Microbiology
No one knows how many viruses there are on our planet. We know of about 220 that infect people, and now we can add one t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As the world continues to warm, scientists are learning more about how climate change will affect the organisms living o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A group of Department of Energy (DOE)-funded researchers has developed a new, inexpensive approach to harvest uranium fr
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 22, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The concept of human beings colonizing outposts in outer space has been flung about for eons, but what’s the proba
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Antarctica is suffering from numerous changes due to global climate change, and scientists are unwavering in their work
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have recently discovered a new way that volcanoes are forming – deep below the paradise island of Bermu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA explores the Martian surface day-in and day-out with specialized rover vehicles like Curiosity, but an eye in the s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Ever heard of a tandem perovskite? While the odd-sounding name may conjure images of who-knows-what for you, it’s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Humans have set another historical record, but it’s not good news. Last Sunday, May 12, scientists from Scripps In
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 12, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a recent report from the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), almost every one of our national p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe on the street if they could name some of the solar system’s dwarf planets, Plut
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Maine has taken a significant step to battle the generation of waste products: banning Styrofoam. The bill, which was si
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 30, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Venus is a particularly strange planet, and this is part of the reason why planetary scientists have taken so much inter
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard