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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 20, 2018Plants & Animals
Humans, along with several other modern animals, can extend their tongue beyond their lips. People often associate this ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA juggles a bevy of space-related responsibilities, such as exploring the solar system and studying the most distant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency plans to send its ExoMars rover to Mars in 2020 to explore the red planet’s surface for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 15, 2018Videos
Researchers have engineered a strain of yeast that has been genetically modified to consume the sugar xylose.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Videos
Every year in the US we throw away 2 billion “disposable” shaving razors. But the problem is, these items ar ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences combined empirical models of maize production w ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 11, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always attempting to answer the seemingly endless stream of questions that arise from studying outer spa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
The possibility that life once existed on Mars is an idea that has captivated planetary scientists for decades. But new ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is not just the biggest particle accelerator on our planet. It also produces smashing he ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s oceans and the animals that inhabit them are experiencing a crisis; rogue pieces of plastic pollution pose ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
Of course, we want everything to be recyclable - you’re definitely not the only one who has thrown a wishful item ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 30, 2018Plants & Animals
Unraveling the mysteries of prehistoric life on Earth can be a daunting task. Researchers often derive clues from uneart ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2018Plants & Animals
After analyzing 42 different sites scattered throughout the Neotropics, researchers from the University of Stirling disc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 28, 2018Videos
Earth is no stranger to asteroids, but that's no reason to let our guard down. While many smaller asteroids break up in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
New Horizons flew past Pluto almost three years ago, giving planetary scientists their closest look yet at one of the mo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 28, 2018Neuroscience
The human brain has a big job. It runs every system of the body, 24/7/365 and it does so better than any supercomputer o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2018Microbiology
There are several factors blamed for the rise of antibiotic resistance, and now it seems that climate change and populat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Earth & The Environment
Right now, the farthest we can go back in time to analyze the history of our planet’s climate is 800,000 years. We ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
Back in December, a critical component of the Mars-based Curiosity rover’s drill stopped working. In particular, t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The Most Mysterious Object in the Universe (Physics Girl) To astronomers, the status of brown dwarf has been quite ambig ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 22, 2018Videos
Earth might be our natural home in the solar system, but many scientists propose terraforming nearby planets like Mars a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Space & Astronomy
Rocket manufacturer Orbital ATK received the spotlight after launching a resupply mission for astronauts onboard the Int ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2018Technology
NASA Studies Astrobiology: Life on Earth and ElsewhereWritten By: Julia TraversMAY 14, 2018Videos
Much of the world is getting fired up about sending astronauts to explore extraplanetary bodies such as Mars or the Moon ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
Humans, along with several other modern animals, can extend their tongue beyond their lips. People often associate this
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA juggles a bevy of space-related responsibilities, such as exploring the solar system and studying the most distant
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency plans to send its ExoMars rover to Mars in 2020 to explore the red planet’s surface for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 15, 2018
Videos
Researchers have engineered a strain of yeast that has been genetically modified to consume the sugar xylose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Videos
Every year in the US we throw away 2 billion “disposable” shaving razors. But the problem is, these items ar
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences combined empirical models of maize production w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 11, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always attempting to answer the seemingly endless stream of questions that arise from studying outer spa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The possibility that life once existed on Mars is an idea that has captivated planetary scientists for decades. But new
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is not just the biggest particle accelerator on our planet. It also produces smashing he
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s oceans and the animals that inhabit them are experiencing a crisis; rogue pieces of plastic pollution pose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Of course, we want everything to be recyclable - you’re definitely not the only one who has thrown a wishful item
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 30, 2018
Plants & Animals
Unraveling the mysteries of prehistoric life on Earth can be a daunting task. Researchers often derive clues from uneart
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
After analyzing 42 different sites scattered throughout the Neotropics, researchers from the University of Stirling disc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2018
Videos
Earth is no stranger to asteroids, but that's no reason to let our guard down. While many smaller asteroids break up in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
New Horizons flew past Pluto almost three years ago, giving planetary scientists their closest look yet at one of the mo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2018
Neuroscience
The human brain has a big job. It runs every system of the body, 24/7/365 and it does so better than any supercomputer o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2018
Microbiology
There are several factors blamed for the rise of antibiotic resistance, and now it seems that climate change and populat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Right now, the farthest we can go back in time to analyze the history of our planet’s climate is 800,000 years. We
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Back in December, a critical component of the Mars-based Curiosity rover’s drill stopped working. In particular, t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The Most Mysterious Object in the Universe (Physics Girl) To astronomers, the status of brown dwarf has been quite ambig
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 22, 2018
Videos
Earth might be our natural home in the solar system, but many scientists propose terraforming nearby planets like Mars a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Rocket manufacturer Orbital ATK received the spotlight after launching a resupply mission for astronauts onboard the Int
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2018
Technology
NASA Studies Astrobiology: Life on Earth and Elsewhere
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 14, 2018
Videos
Much of the world is getting fired up about sending astronauts to explore extraplanetary bodies such as Mars or the Moon
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard