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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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In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 10, 2017Technology
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So you are sitting in front your computer and reading this article, it pretty much proves that the universe does exist. ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 23, 2017Earth & The Environment
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Dinosaurs walked the Earth millions of years ago, but when a massive asteroid smacked into our planet, it wiped them all ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
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NOV 14, 2017
Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 10, 2017
Technology
"We have demonstrated that smart greenhouses can capture solar energy for electricity without reducing plant growth, whi
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 10, 2017
Technology
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the process of changing the makeup of clouds to help them reflect more sunlight away f
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
Climate change can have a larger impact on animals around the globe than we realize, and a new study published in the jo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2017
Videos
You probably hear the term 'space rock' getting thrown around a lot, but there are several kinds of space rocks, and it'
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the bright power plant at the center of our solar system; its heat warms the surfaces of the innermost planet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 06, 2017
Videos
Jupiter is the most massive planet in the solar system, and given that knowledge, it's not too absurd to think that Jupi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
For years you’ve heard that six great ape species walk the Earth, but a new scientific discovery indicates that th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Thirteen US federal agencies have come together to detail the most comprehensive report on climate change ever. Four hun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoke from factories, incinerators, and cigarette smoke contains chemicals that can disrupt the crucial early stages of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe to describe what space is like in between all the planets in our solar system, they&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
With Mars being as captivating as it is, it’s not surprising that space agencies have put as much time and effort
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 30, 2017
Videos
Have you ever thought about what might happen if you or an astronaut accidentally drifted into Saturn's atmosphere? In t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers and planetary scientists alike appear confident about their theories regarding how the solar system’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno probe reached the Jovian system last Summer, exciting scientists with the thought that we might begin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
So you are sitting in front your computer and reading this article, it pretty much proves that the universe does exist.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
As you might imagine, measuring glaciers is difficult – those hulking masses of ice don’t easily fit on a ya
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 22, 2017
Videos
Spiders are incredibly diverse, and there are tons of them. It's estimated that 90,000 species exist on every continent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Videos
Dinosaurs walked the Earth millions of years ago, but when a massive asteroid smacked into our planet, it wiped them all
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Space rocks are a hot commodity lately; namely asteroids. Not only have several of these skimmed past the Earth within u
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Over ten years ago, on an otherwise normal day in May of 2006, the world saw the largest eruption of mud ever known to h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2017
Videos
It's crazy to think about, but the Milky Way galaxy is insignificantly-small compared to the rest of the universe. What'
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard