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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 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 SullivanAPR 10, 2018Videos
One of the most discernable features to be found on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot (GRS). It's ultimately an anticyclone ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
The European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter back in 2016, and after a long journey an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
The upcoming launch date for one of NASA’s next major interplanetary missions is quickly approaching. The space ag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 08, 2018Videos
The Earth has both a North and Sound pole, but what would happen if they flipped positions? According to planetary scien ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s mountaintops generally exhibit harsher environmental conditions than we’d anticipate at normal eleva ...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
APR 10, 2018
Videos
One of the most discernable features to be found on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot (GRS). It's ultimately an anticyclone
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter back in 2016, and after a long journey an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The upcoming launch date for one of NASA’s next major interplanetary missions is quickly approaching. The space ag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 08, 2018
Videos
The Earth has both a North and Sound pole, but what would happen if they flipped positions? According to planetary scien
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s mountaintops generally exhibit harsher environmental conditions than we’d anticipate at normal eleva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard