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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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MAY 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
What types of exoplanets can dwarf stars possess? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to add ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 14, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can gas giant exoplanets larger than Jupiter have less density than the latter? This is what study published today in Na ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 07, 2024Space & Astronomy
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Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2024Space & Astronomy
What can science fiction influence science facts, specifically pertaining to exoplanets? This is what a recent study pub ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 04, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can the ancient past of Mars be unlocked from knowing the orientation of rocks? This is what a study published today in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 01, 2024Space & Astronomy
While Earth remains the only known world with bodies of liquid water on its surface, there are a myriad of worlds within ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 01, 2024Earth & The Environment
It's thought that about 700 MYA, Earth experienced its most dramatic ice age climate, in which the entire planet was com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2024Microbiology
Some soils in Iceland like those in this image are heated naturally, giving scientists like Dr Christina Kaiser a chance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2024Space & Astronomy
How much water on ancient Mars fell into aquifers to refill groundwater? This is what a recent study published in Icarus ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 20, 2024Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can planetary bodies that orbit in the far reaches of the solar system be geologically active? This is what a recent stu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 14, 2024Space & Astronomy
Asteroids are frequently associated with being large chucks of rocks and nothing else. However, a recent study published ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 13, 2024Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to send back breathtaking images of the cosmos, to include plan ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Earth once hosted many massive creatures called megafauna, and humans drove the extinction of many. That seems to have c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2024Earth & The Environment
What impact do algae have on the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what a recent study published in Global Change Biolog ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can melting permafrost influence climate change? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the Nat ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 31, 2024Earth & The Environment
Last year, drought in the Amazon caused utter devastation. Vast amounts of vegetation dried out, fires burned towns so b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2024Space & Astronomy
What aspects of an exoplanet should astronomers focus on to find signs of extraterrestrial life? Should they focus on th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 29, 2024Space & Astronomy
Is there life on Mars or has life ever existed in its ancient past? What conditions would be the right combination for l ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 27, 2024Earth & The Environment
Ice core samples are a powerful tool that helps scientists understand the history of the planet's climate. But one site ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What types of exoplanets can dwarf stars possess? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to add
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 14, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can gas giant exoplanets larger than Jupiter have less density than the latter? This is what study published today in Na
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 07, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How did the planet Venus lose its water? This debate has rage on for some time and something a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 31, 2024
Earth & The Environment
On April 8, 2024, the moon will block the sun completely, and weather-permitting, 99 percent of Americans will get to ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can murky waters from melting ice impact the biodiversity in shallow waters? This is what a recent study published i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Is there a historic connection between climate change and animal extinction? This is what a study published today in Sci
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What can science fiction influence science facts, specifically pertaining to exoplanets? This is what a recent study pub
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 04, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can the ancient past of Mars be unlocked from knowing the orientation of rocks? This is what a study published today in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 01, 2024
Space & Astronomy
While Earth remains the only known world with bodies of liquid water on its surface, there are a myriad of worlds within
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 01, 2024
Earth & The Environment
It's thought that about 700 MYA, Earth experienced its most dramatic ice age climate, in which the entire planet was com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2024
Microbiology
Some soils in Iceland like those in this image are heated naturally, giving scientists like Dr Christina Kaiser a chance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How much water on ancient Mars fell into aquifers to refill groundwater? This is what a recent study published in Icarus
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What was the driving force behind volcanism on ancient Mars if the Red Planet does not exhibit plate tectonics? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can planetary bodies that orbit in the far reaches of the solar system be geologically active? This is what a recent stu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 14, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids are frequently associated with being large chucks of rocks and nothing else. However, a recent study published
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 13, 2024
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to send back breathtaking images of the cosmos, to include plan
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Earth once hosted many massive creatures called megafauna, and humans drove the extinction of many. That seems to have c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2024
Earth & The Environment
What impact do algae have on the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what a recent study published in Global Change Biolog
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can melting permafrost influence climate change? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the Nat
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 31, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Last year, drought in the Amazon caused utter devastation. Vast amounts of vegetation dried out, fires burned towns so b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What aspects of an exoplanet should astronomers focus on to find signs of extraterrestrial life? Should they focus on th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 29, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Is there life on Mars or has life ever existed in its ancient past? What conditions would be the right combination for l
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 27, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Ice core samples are a powerful tool that helps scientists understand the history of the planet's climate. But one site
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch