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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 07, 2018Videos
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
Another day, another discovery. Researchers from both the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and Unive ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2018Chemistry & Physics
In the few months before his passing, the legendary physicist Stephen Hawking was working Prof Thomas Hertog from KU Leu ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 03, 2018Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 02, 2018Videos
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
Determining the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres is no easy task given the sheer distance that separates them fro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2018Videos
Mars has quickly become a place of interest in our solar system. Humankind has already sent a bevy of landers, orbiters, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2018Space & Astronomy
An official statement released by NASA this week discusses displays unequivocal excitement about an upcoming CubeSat mis ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2018Videos
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
Astronomers are always discovering new exoplanets, and each one exhibits unique characteristics that set it apart from t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2018Earth & 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 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 BouchardAPR 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The transcriptome of each cell in a planarian has been catalogued and made into a freely accessible database.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2018Videos
If a star is dim, its spectrum is also dim and the spectral lines aren't well-defined. Now, with the launching of the NA ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
If you haven’t watched the Google Doodle yet today, do it. I know I was inspired by Jane Goodall’s calm voic ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
A meteorite that landed in the Nubian Desert of Sudan almost a decade ago appears to be stirring up quite a bit of atten ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
At the center of our solar system exists a glowing-hot ball of nuclear fusion that we call the Sun. While scientists hav ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2018Videos
Only a handful of the planets in our solar system sport planetary rings and various theories encompass their formation. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2018Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
While space agencies may send astronauts to the International Space Station on a regular basis, it’s a bit more co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
What happens when the ocean doesn’t circulate as it should? Though you might not realize it, the natural circulati ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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
APR 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The transcriptome of each cell in a planarian has been catalogued and made into a freely accessible database.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2018
Videos
If a star is dim, its spectrum is also dim and the spectral lines aren't well-defined. Now, with the launching of the NA
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
If you haven’t watched the Google Doodle yet today, do it. I know I was inspired by Jane Goodall’s calm voic
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A meteorite that landed in the Nubian Desert of Sudan almost a decade ago appears to be stirring up quite a bit of atten
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
At the center of our solar system exists a glowing-hot ball of nuclear fusion that we call the Sun. While scientists hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2018
Videos
Only a handful of the planets in our solar system sport planetary rings and various theories encompass their formation.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2018
Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While space agencies may send astronauts to the International Space Station on a regular basis, it’s a bit more co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What happens when the ocean doesn’t circulate as it should? Though you might not realize it, the natural circulati
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan