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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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DEC 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2017Videos
Many species have gone extinct, an estimated five billion, over the course of history. Humans are to blame to for the lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Videos
When NASA sends its Mars 2020 rover to the red planet in just a few more years, it'll utilize a parachute to land on the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 07, 2017Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."Written By: Julia TraversDEC 05, 2017Videos
If you ask around about whether the Earth is flat or round, you'll probably receive different answers depending on who y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 05, 2017Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Volcanoes in New England?! Not quite. A new study published in the journal Geology from Rutgers University researchers s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 30, 2017Technology
Digital identity platform uPort is teaming up with Zug, Switzerland to make it the first city in the world to offer digi ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
Residing some 325 light years away from our solar system is a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet known as WASP-18b. The alien wo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 29, 2017Videos
Space junk continues to be a significant problem. The more we launch, the more garbage we leave in outer space to orbit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 29, 2017Technology
The astronauts aboard the ISS and people on Earth are sharing their unique perspectives of each other this week.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 29, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA's Mars 2020 rover got its distinct name for a reason; primarily because the space agency aspires to send the ve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
The UK is anticipating a step forward for the environment. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced last week in his budget s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
Images snapped by the Curiosity Rover’s onboard imaging system earlier this year indicated that its aluminum wheel ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you went to Mars and took a closer look at some of the planet’s steepest slopes, then you would probably come a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Dolphin behavior may not be too far off from human behavior in some aspects, and contemporary scientific research is beg ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Curious researchers based out of Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute tagged 63 blue whales with moti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 21, 2017Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest online publication in the journal Science Advances, a study led by Rice University scientists ha ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
While several unanswered questions regarding Mars remain today, many answers could be uncovered by studying the red plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
Although Pluto resides 40 times farther from the Sun than the Earth, the once planet turned dwarf planet appears to be m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2017Videos
Anyone who follows space science knows that there are long-term goals to put humans on Mars. Leaders from both NASA and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been searching the galaxy for potentially-habitable exoplanets for years, but it’s not every day ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2017
Videos
Many species have gone extinct, an estimated five billion, over the course of history. Humans are to blame to for the lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Videos
When NASA sends its Mars 2020 rover to the red planet in just a few more years, it'll utilize a parachute to land on the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 07, 2017
Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 05, 2017
Videos
If you ask around about whether the Earth is flat or round, you'll probably receive different answers depending on who y
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 05, 2017
Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Volcanoes in New England?! Not quite. A new study published in the journal Geology from Rutgers University researchers s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 30, 2017
Technology
Digital identity platform uPort is teaming up with Zug, Switzerland to make it the first city in the world to offer digi
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Residing some 325 light years away from our solar system is a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet known as WASP-18b. The alien wo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 29, 2017
Videos
Space junk continues to be a significant problem. The more we launch, the more garbage we leave in outer space to orbit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 29, 2017
Technology
The astronauts aboard the ISS and people on Earth are sharing their unique perspectives of each other this week.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 29, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Mars 2020 rover got its distinct name for a reason; primarily because the space agency aspires to send the ve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The UK is anticipating a step forward for the environment. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced last week in his budget s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Images snapped by the Curiosity Rover’s onboard imaging system earlier this year indicated that its aluminum wheel
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you went to Mars and took a closer look at some of the planet’s steepest slopes, then you would probably come a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dolphin behavior may not be too far off from human behavior in some aspects, and contemporary scientific research is beg
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Curious researchers based out of Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute tagged 63 blue whales with moti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest online publication in the journal Science Advances, a study led by Rice University scientists ha
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While several unanswered questions regarding Mars remain today, many answers could be uncovered by studying the red plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Although Pluto resides 40 times farther from the Sun than the Earth, the once planet turned dwarf planet appears to be m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2017
Videos
Anyone who follows space science knows that there are long-term goals to put humans on Mars. Leaders from both NASA and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been searching the galaxy for potentially-habitable exoplanets for years, but it’s not every day
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard