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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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JAN 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
Although astronomers might discover new exoplanets orbiting distant stars all the time, it’s not as simple to disc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2018Videos
The planets residing in our solar system, just like the exoplanets of every other stellar system throughout the universe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2018Videos
Planetary scientists have long thought that Pluto would have a surface temperature of about -279º Fahrenheit, but the Ne ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Montana researchers have discovered an extreme change in bacteria that lived within cic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2018Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2018Technology
Microsoft's AI for Earth, a program with the goal of using AI to address environmental challenges, launched six months b ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
Secretary of the interior, Ryan Zinke, has the responsibility of protecting our country’s national parks and monum ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
A distant star system called KIC 8462852 continues to fascinate astronomers for seemingly all the wrong reasons. Also kn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 03, 2018Videos
The Sun is an integral part of what makes life possible on Earth, but like almost anything else, it won't last forever. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 02, 2018Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers often use the Earth-based Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to study objects in space, but September’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Since the Star Wars series first appeared four decades ago, it has ignited a storm of sci-fi culture and captivated the ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
Most images depicting other planets in the solar system illustrate the North at the top and South at the bottom. An imag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 25, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2017Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
Though many of us would likely welcome a bout of humidity as the winter wind chill kicks in, perhaps we should take anot ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Life as we know it has been classified into three domains. They were thought to be utterly different, but new work has i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2017Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 20, 2017Technology
A single wound can contain multiple types of dangerous bacteria that must be identified, treated and monitored.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 18, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ho ho ho, and happy holidays to all! All, that is, except for the environment, which takes a major toll in carbon footpr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 14, 2017Videos
Kepler-90 is a distant star system residing around 2,545 light years away from us that NASA now contends has our solar s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 13, 2017Videos
If you were to glance at the dwarf planet Ceres, you'd see speckles of bright spots throughout its surface. Many of thes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history in 2015 when it flew past Pluto and captured the clearest-ever photographs of the dwarf planet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2017Videos
NASA's Mars 2020 rover continues to be a work in progress, but have you ever wondered how NASA puts it all together? A l ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Although astronomers might discover new exoplanets orbiting distant stars all the time, it’s not as simple to disc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2018
Videos
The planets residing in our solar system, just like the exoplanets of every other stellar system throughout the universe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2018
Videos
Planetary scientists have long thought that Pluto would have a surface temperature of about -279º Fahrenheit, but the Ne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Montana researchers have discovered an extreme change in bacteria that lived within cic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2018
Technology
Microsoft's AI for Earth, a program with the goal of using AI to address environmental challenges, launched six months b
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Secretary of the interior, Ryan Zinke, has the responsibility of protecting our country’s national parks and monum
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A distant star system called KIC 8462852 continues to fascinate astronomers for seemingly all the wrong reasons. Also kn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 03, 2018
Videos
The Sun is an integral part of what makes life possible on Earth, but like almost anything else, it won't last forever.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 02, 2018
Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers often use the Earth-based Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to study objects in space, but September’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Since the Star Wars series first appeared four decades ago, it has ignited a storm of sci-fi culture and captivated the
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Most images depicting other planets in the solar system illustrate the North at the top and South at the bottom. An imag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 25, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2017
Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Though many of us would likely welcome a bout of humidity as the winter wind chill kicks in, perhaps we should take anot
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Life as we know it has been classified into three domains. They were thought to be utterly different, but new work has i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 20, 2017
Technology
A single wound can contain multiple types of dangerous bacteria that must be identified, treated and monitored.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 18, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ho ho ho, and happy holidays to all! All, that is, except for the environment, which takes a major toll in carbon footpr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 14, 2017
Videos
Kepler-90 is a distant star system residing around 2,545 light years away from us that NASA now contends has our solar s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 13, 2017
Videos
If you were to glance at the dwarf planet Ceres, you'd see speckles of bright spots throughout its surface. Many of thes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history in 2015 when it flew past Pluto and captured the clearest-ever photographs of the dwarf planet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2017
Videos
NASA's Mars 2020 rover continues to be a work in progress, but have you ever wondered how NASA puts it all together? A l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard