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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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APR 13, 2019Earth & The Environment
A new study published recently in the journal Nature Geoscience looks at the connection between Atlantic Ocean currents ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
After three years of searching, the international collaboration of scientists called “Beyond EPICA,” has fou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2019Space & Astronomy
Both NASA and the United States Air Force recognize approximately 80 kilometers above the Earth’s surface as the s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 08, 2019Microbiology
While some plastic gets recycled, most plastic waste is constantly being generated. Scientists are trying to make a biod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2019Microbiology
The diversity of microbes in a thumbnail-sized mix of volcanic gases, rainwater and snow is greater than the animal and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
After two years of extensive research, a team of international researchers has determined the exact location from which ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
In 2013, NASA’s Curiosity Rover detected a spike of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere. It was particularly exc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2019Space & Astronomy
At least 69 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter at the time of this writing, which means Jupiter earns the ‘more ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
From where you’re sitting right now, the Earth might seem like a comfortable and forgiving place. But some parts o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2019Microbiology
Microbes appear to be able to move through the air over thousands of miles, without having to use an animal to move them ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover finally makes it to Mars, it’ll be tasked with more than just moving around on t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a bevy of different methods to analyze distant exoplanets, but the GRAVITY instrument attached to the Eu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Mammals start out as a fertilized egg, and as that cell divides and proliferates into many more new cells, huge molecula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Space & Astronomy
While it’s true that astronomers spend much of their time studying our very own solar system for clues surrounding ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 24, 2019Space & Astronomy
Space agencies from around the globe have sent a plethora of spacecraft to Venus over the past several decades in an att ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
The island of Mayotte sits between Mozambique and Madagascar. It has been getting a lot of attention recently because it ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 19, 2019Space & Astronomy
Before NASA’s precedent-setting New Horizons spacecraft flew past Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Ultima Thule on New Yea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Scientists have long been captivated by frog tongues. Frogs have perhaps one of the most interesting tongues in the enti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2019Microbiology
K. stuttgartiensis is a model anammox microorganism - it's an anaerobic bacterium that oxidizes ammonia / Image: Laura v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
Young environmental activists around the world walked out of their classes on Friday to protest inaction on the behalf o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 13, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s long-lived Opportunity rover mission came to an unfortunate end mid-last month after nearly 15 years’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2019Microbiology
As our understanding of microbial communities grows, scientists are also finding the gaps in our knowledge, and are look ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
The past week was a stressful one for SpaceX and NASA alike. It was just last Saturday that the commercial space company ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A new study published recently in the journal Nature Geoscience looks at the connection between Atlantic Ocean currents
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
After three years of searching, the international collaboration of scientists called “Beyond EPICA,” has fou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Both NASA and the United States Air Force recognize approximately 80 kilometers above the Earth’s surface as the s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 08, 2019
Microbiology
While some plastic gets recycled, most plastic waste is constantly being generated. Scientists are trying to make a biod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2019
Microbiology
The diversity of microbes in a thumbnail-sized mix of volcanic gases, rainwater and snow is greater than the animal and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
After two years of extensive research, a team of international researchers has determined the exact location from which
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
In 2013, NASA’s Curiosity Rover detected a spike of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere. It was particularly exc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2019
Space & Astronomy
At least 69 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter at the time of this writing, which means Jupiter earns the ‘more
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
From where you’re sitting right now, the Earth might seem like a comfortable and forgiving place. But some parts o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2019
Microbiology
Microbes appear to be able to move through the air over thousands of miles, without having to use an animal to move them
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover finally makes it to Mars, it’ll be tasked with more than just moving around on t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a bevy of different methods to analyze distant exoplanets, but the GRAVITY instrument attached to the Eu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mammals start out as a fertilized egg, and as that cell divides and proliferates into many more new cells, huge molecula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Space & Astronomy
While it’s true that astronomers spend much of their time studying our very own solar system for clues surrounding
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 24, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Space agencies from around the globe have sent a plethora of spacecraft to Venus over the past several decades in an att
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The island of Mayotte sits between Mozambique and Madagascar. It has been getting a lot of attention recently because it
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Before NASA’s precedent-setting New Horizons spacecraft flew past Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Ultima Thule on New Yea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Scientists have long been captivated by frog tongues. Frogs have perhaps one of the most interesting tongues in the enti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2019
Microbiology
K. stuttgartiensis is a model anammox microorganism - it's an anaerobic bacterium that oxidizes ammonia / Image: Laura v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Young environmental activists around the world walked out of their classes on Friday to protest inaction on the behalf o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 13, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s long-lived Opportunity rover mission came to an unfortunate end mid-last month after nearly 15 years’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2019
Microbiology
As our understanding of microbial communities grows, scientists are also finding the gaps in our knowledge, and are look
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The past week was a stressful one for SpaceX and NASA alike. It was just last Saturday that the commercial space company
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard