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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 01, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history when it became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto and capture stun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s plants and animals form a symbiotic relationship. As plants convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
It wasn’t long ago that JAXA’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa 2 mission arrived at the asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2018Chemistry & Physics
In a recent press release, NASA reported that when traveling across the arctic circle its long duration balloon mission, ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA hasn’t sent any of its astronauts to the lunar surface for scientific exploration since the Apollo 17 mission ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2018Space & Astronomy
Dust storms aren’t particularly pleasant, but you should consider yourself lucky if you ever get to experience one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2018Infographics
Our oceans are getting more and more acidic - but why? Though the planet's oceans maintained a relatively constant l ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following in the successful footsteps of NASA’s Kepler mission, the space agency’s brand-new Transiting Exop ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
Experts approximate that there’s around 7.5 metric tons’ worth of space junk swirling around our planet. Mos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2018Plants & Animals
Bees and wasps share a lot in common; the clear majority of both sport the familiar black and yellow color scheme, retai ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
Outer space is nothing short of a galactic free-for-all. Space rocks fly in virtually every direction, sporadically impa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2018Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
A United Launch Alliance-branded Delta II rocket took to the skies from a Vandenberg Air Force Base, California-based la ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2018Health & Medicine
Do you know what GTL means? If you're a fan of the reality series "The Jersey Shore" then you know it stan ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 12, 2018Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Space & Astronomy
While some researchers study our planet to learn more about its history and formation, other researchers focus their eff ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover currently sits at the forefront of the American space agency’s web page this week aft ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2018Space & Astronomy
Space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency are exceptionally busy searching our solar system for evidence of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2018Space & Astronomy
Although NASA’s Cassini mission ended almost one full year ago, researchers continue to analyze the stream of data ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA is currently eyeballing Friday, September 7th for the third consecutive launch of its Focusing Optics X-ray Solar I ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
Land ecosystems play a huge role in keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Besides the ocean, they are perhaps th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 29, 2018Space & Astronomy
Sending missions to Mars isn’t as easy as it may seem at first glance. The solar system is continuously shifting a ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history when it became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto and capture stun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s plants and animals form a symbiotic relationship. As plants convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It wasn’t long ago that JAXA’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa 2 mission arrived at the asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent press release, NASA reported that when traveling across the arctic circle its long duration balloon mission,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA hasn’t sent any of its astronauts to the lunar surface for scientific exploration since the Apollo 17 mission
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Dust storms aren’t particularly pleasant, but you should consider yourself lucky if you ever get to experience one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2018
Infographics
Our oceans are getting more and more acidic - but why? Though the planet's oceans maintained a relatively constant l
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following in the successful footsteps of NASA’s Kepler mission, the space agency’s brand-new Transiting Exop
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Experts approximate that there’s around 7.5 metric tons’ worth of space junk swirling around our planet. Mos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bees and wasps share a lot in common; the clear majority of both sport the familiar black and yellow color scheme, retai
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Outer space is nothing short of a galactic free-for-all. Space rocks fly in virtually every direction, sporadically impa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2018
Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A United Launch Alliance-branded Delta II rocket took to the skies from a Vandenberg Air Force Base, California-based la
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
Do you know what GTL means? If you're a fan of the reality series "The Jersey Shore" then you know it stan
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 12, 2018
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While some researchers study our planet to learn more about its history and formation, other researchers focus their eff
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover currently sits at the forefront of the American space agency’s web page this week aft
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency are exceptionally busy searching our solar system for evidence of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Although NASA’s Cassini mission ended almost one full year ago, researchers continue to analyze the stream of data
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA is currently eyeballing Friday, September 7th for the third consecutive launch of its Focusing Optics X-ray Solar I
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Land ecosystems play a huge role in keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Besides the ocean, they are perhaps th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 29, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Sending missions to Mars isn’t as easy as it may seem at first glance. The solar system is continuously shifting a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard