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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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FEB 04, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s InSight mission touched down on the Martian surface at the end of November, and less than a month later, de ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have tried to prove the existence of a ninth planet in our solar system for the better part of the last deca ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
There’s no shortage of space junk encircling our planet, but one piece in particular first spotted by the Asteroid ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2019Space & Astronomy
Every planet in the solar system sports distinct properties; however, Uranus seems to be the elephant in the room. It&rs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Climate Change explains how climate change is affecting long-established atmospheric an ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover fell silent last Summer when a planet-wide dust storm enveloped Mars. The dust storm last ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 23, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Science suggests that we had better rethink current climate models. The research comes from He ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
A series of studies published within the last two months highlight the concern that previous estimates regarding the sta ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2019Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s planetary rings have been receiving a lot of attention from astronomers as of late, not just because they ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2019Space & Astronomy
Much like an automobile, NASA’s Martian rovers receive a paint job before they’re delivered to Mars; but tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft executed a suicidal death plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017, but years&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a variety of telescopes to observe the cosmos. Some orbit the Earth to get the most precise possible vie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2019Microbiology
Some microbes might be hugely beneficial to humans, such as in the production of energy and biofuels.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover landed on the Martian surface on January 25th, 2004 to explore in the name of science, bu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research published earlier this month suggests that the deepest waters of the Pacific ocean may not be following the war ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA has sent a lot of spacecraft to Mars to explore the red planet for clues about its formation and suitability for li ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA may have said goodbye to its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of October last year, but the American space agency ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
Unlike many other planets in the solar system, Earth only has one natural satellite, universally called the ‘Moon. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons probe made history again last week after it became the first spacecraft to perform a fly-by ob ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 04, 2019Microbiology
Methane is a greenhouse gas considered to be 20-28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 04, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s InSight mission touched down on the Martian surface at the end of November, and less than a month later, de
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have tried to prove the existence of a ninth planet in our solar system for the better part of the last deca
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
There’s no shortage of space junk encircling our planet, but one piece in particular first spotted by the Asteroid
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Every planet in the solar system sports distinct properties; however, Uranus seems to be the elephant in the room. It&rs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Climate Change explains how climate change is affecting long-established atmospheric an
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover fell silent last Summer when a planet-wide dust storm enveloped Mars. The dust storm last
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 23, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Science suggests that we had better rethink current climate models. The research comes from He
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A series of studies published within the last two months highlight the concern that previous estimates regarding the sta
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s planetary rings have been receiving a lot of attention from astronomers as of late, not just because they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Much like an automobile, NASA’s Martian rovers receive a paint job before they’re delivered to Mars; but tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft executed a suicidal death plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017, but years&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a variety of telescopes to observe the cosmos. Some orbit the Earth to get the most precise possible vie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some microbes might be hugely beneficial to humans, such as in the production of energy and biofuels.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover landed on the Martian surface on January 25th, 2004 to explore in the name of science, bu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research published earlier this month suggests that the deepest waters of the Pacific ocean may not be following the war
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA has sent a lot of spacecraft to Mars to explore the red planet for clues about its formation and suitability for li
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA may have said goodbye to its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of October last year, but the American space agency
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Unlike many other planets in the solar system, Earth only has one natural satellite, universally called the ‘Moon.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons probe made history again last week after it became the first spacecraft to perform a fly-by ob
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 04, 2019
Microbiology
Methane is a greenhouse gas considered to be 20-28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan