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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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AUG 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Compared to the innermost planets in the solar system, which are smaller and rockier, the outermost planets are larger a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 10, 2017Plants & Animals
When you think back to about 160 million years ago, you most likely imagine a world roamed by the dinosaurs and not much ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 10, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft launched from Earth’s surface 20 years ago, and it reached its destination at Satu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 09, 2017Videos
Supply and demand are most often thought of in the study of markets and economics. The concept is relevant to the enviro ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
There are so many satellites orbiting the Earth right now that they’re difficult to keep track of, and we just kee ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Researchers hailing from the University of Exeter have made a compelling discovery after pointing the Hubble Space Teles ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Space exploration is becoming a staple of modern science, which means we’re sending more landers and satellites in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
Earth is a unique planet; not only does it support life, but it hosts vast liquid water oceans that cover two-thirds of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 02, 2017Videos
Climate change is something scientists all over the globe are working to combat. One of the contributing factors to the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 01, 2017Videos
Tabby's star (KIC 8462852) has been getting a lot of attention over the last few years. Some people legitimately think a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
It’s nothing new for astronomers to find a new planet outside of our solar system; these are commonly referred to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a massive effort to sequence the genomes of thousands of plants, part of a bigger effort to gather more genomic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Cassini spacecraft is carrying out its Grand Finale mission. This task involves sending the probe in between Saturn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Life didn’t always exist on Earth; when it first started, it was rapidly changing and evolving to keep up with the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
When you stop to ponder about putting mankind on Mars, two the biggest names in the space industry that come to mind are ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope does more than just observe the distant cosmos; it also peeks at the nearby objects ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
It's not uncommon for astronomers to come across hot Jupiter-like exoplanets while surveying other star systems thro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory and the Planetary Habitability Laboratory ( ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
We have a bevy of exploration equipment visiting Mars right now; some are orbiting the red planet, while some are physic ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
Sunspots are dark spots that appear on the Sun from time to time. They are caused by fluctuations in the Sun’s mag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Sun resides at the very center our solar system, and it’s the only star we can observe up close. Besides the S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Have you heard of the tardigrade before? These microscopic critters are considered by many scientists around the world t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 13, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s a scary statistic: by 2035 about 170 US communities will be in a state of chronic inundation. That’s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Compared to the innermost planets in the solar system, which are smaller and rockier, the outermost planets are larger a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you think back to about 160 million years ago, you most likely imagine a world roamed by the dinosaurs and not much
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 10, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft launched from Earth’s surface 20 years ago, and it reached its destination at Satu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 09, 2017
Videos
Supply and demand are most often thought of in the study of markets and economics. The concept is relevant to the enviro
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There are so many satellites orbiting the Earth right now that they’re difficult to keep track of, and we just kee
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Researchers hailing from the University of Exeter have made a compelling discovery after pointing the Hubble Space Teles
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Space exploration is becoming a staple of modern science, which means we’re sending more landers and satellites in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Earth is a unique planet; not only does it support life, but it hosts vast liquid water oceans that cover two-thirds of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 02, 2017
Videos
Climate change is something scientists all over the globe are working to combat. One of the contributing factors to the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 01, 2017
Videos
Tabby's star (KIC 8462852) has been getting a lot of attention over the last few years. Some people legitimately think a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It’s nothing new for astronomers to find a new planet outside of our solar system; these are commonly referred to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a massive effort to sequence the genomes of thousands of plants, part of a bigger effort to gather more genomic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Cassini spacecraft is carrying out its Grand Finale mission. This task involves sending the probe in between Saturn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Life didn’t always exist on Earth; when it first started, it was rapidly changing and evolving to keep up with the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When you stop to ponder about putting mankind on Mars, two the biggest names in the space industry that come to mind are
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope does more than just observe the distant cosmos; it also peeks at the nearby objects
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It's not uncommon for astronomers to come across hot Jupiter-like exoplanets while surveying other star systems thro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory and the Planetary Habitability Laboratory (
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
We have a bevy of exploration equipment visiting Mars right now; some are orbiting the red planet, while some are physic
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Sunspots are dark spots that appear on the Sun from time to time. They are caused by fluctuations in the Sun’s mag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun resides at the very center our solar system, and it’s the only star we can observe up close. Besides the S
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Have you heard of the tardigrade before? These microscopic critters are considered by many scientists around the world t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 13, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s a scary statistic: by 2035 about 170 US communities will be in a state of chronic inundation. That’s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan