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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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APR 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 BouchardAPR 03, 2018Videos
Whenever we send spacecraft into space or to another planetary body for scientific research, it's vital that we scrub it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2018Videos
On Earth, we sometimes experience something called an Earthquake; this is when Earth's tectonic plates shift in such a w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
China lost control of its Tiangong-1 space lab some time ago, and space experts have warned that it would plummet uncont ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 29, 2018Technology
Inside the space helmet replica, fish-eye optics, built-in audio and laser projection create "an exceptionally wide fiel ...Written By: Julia TraversMAR 27, 2018Videos
SpaceX's successful Falcon Heavy rocket launch in February marked a significant milestone for space travel. It's potenti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2018Plants & Animals
Brown bear cubs, like many other baby animals found throughout the animal kingdom, stay close to their mothers until the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always hunting for worlds beyond our solar system to learn more about how our planetary neighborhood for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
Tomorrow night the world will be celebrating Earth Hour, an event organized by grassroots groups in an effort to bring a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
World Water Day 2018 has arrived in full regale, celebrating 25 years of existence. This year, the theme is The Answer i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 21, 2018Space & Astronomy
The TRAPPIST-1 system made headlines last year when astronomers found not just one, but seven terrestrial Earth-like exo ...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
APR 03, 2018
Videos
Whenever we send spacecraft into space or to another planetary body for scientific research, it's vital that we scrub it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2018
Videos
On Earth, we sometimes experience something called an Earthquake; this is when Earth's tectonic plates shift in such a w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
China lost control of its Tiangong-1 space lab some time ago, and space experts have warned that it would plummet uncont
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 29, 2018
Technology
Inside the space helmet replica, fish-eye optics, built-in audio and laser projection create "an exceptionally wide fiel
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 27, 2018
Videos
SpaceX's successful Falcon Heavy rocket launch in February marked a significant milestone for space travel. It's potenti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
Brown bear cubs, like many other baby animals found throughout the animal kingdom, stay close to their mothers until the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always hunting for worlds beyond our solar system to learn more about how our planetary neighborhood for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Tomorrow night the world will be celebrating Earth Hour, an event organized by grassroots groups in an effort to bring a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
World Water Day 2018 has arrived in full regale, celebrating 25 years of existence. This year, the theme is The Answer i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The TRAPPIST-1 system made headlines last year when astronomers found not just one, but seven terrestrial Earth-like exo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard