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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 23, 2018Chemistry & Physics
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There are so many exoplanets out there that it's difficult to keep track of them all, but a significant amount of them a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
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NASA will soon launch the GRACE-FO mission to understand better how climate change impacts water movement on our planet. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
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Earth is the only planet we know of that supports life, but Saturn's moon Titan seems like a potential candidate as well ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
This upcoming Saturday isn’t just Cinco de Mayo; it’s also the day that NASA plans to launch its highly-anti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2018Chemistry & Physics
What is like in the core of large rocky planets? Using high-powered laser beams, a team of researchers from Princeton Un ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 25, 2018Videos
At first glance, it looks as if Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has ever sported vast liquid oceans. O ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
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Grasslands cover about a quarter of the world’s land and are the most agriculturally important biome. Though they ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
It can be challenging to discern the contents of another planet’s atmosphere, especially those further away from E ...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
MAY 14, 2018
Space & Astronomy
We’re used to seeing airplanes and helicopters in the sky on Earth, but scientists still aren’t entirely sur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2018
Cardiology
The negative health consequences that develop as a result of exposure to pollution in the environment starts before birt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2018
Videos
In case you missed it, NASA launched the InSight mission to Mars from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on May 5th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 08, 2018
Space & Astronomy
At least 25 proposed space exploration concepts were submitted to the European Space Agency by the scientific community
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2018
Videos
There are so many exoplanets out there that it's difficult to keep track of them all, but a significant amount of them a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Another day, another discovery. Researchers from both the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and Unive
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
In the few months before his passing, the legendary physicist Stephen Hawking was working Prof Thomas Hertog from KU Leu
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 03, 2018
Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2018
Videos
NASA will soon launch the GRACE-FO mission to understand better how climate change impacts water movement on our planet.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Determining the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres is no easy task given the sheer distance that separates them fro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2018
Videos
Mars has quickly become a place of interest in our solar system. Humankind has already sent a bevy of landers, orbiters,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2018
Space & Astronomy
An official statement released by NASA this week discusses displays unequivocal excitement about an upcoming CubeSat mis
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2018
Videos
Earth is the only planet we know of that supports life, but Saturn's moon Titan seems like a potential candidate as well
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
This upcoming Saturday isn’t just Cinco de Mayo; it’s also the day that NASA plans to launch its highly-anti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
What is like in the core of large rocky planets? Using high-powered laser beams, a team of researchers from Princeton Un
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 25, 2018
Videos
At first glance, it looks as if Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has ever sported vast liquid oceans. O
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always discovering new exoplanets, and each one exhibits unique characteristics that set it apart from t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Grasslands cover about a quarter of the world’s land and are the most agriculturally important biome. Though they
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It can be challenging to discern the contents of another planet’s atmosphere, especially those further away from E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard