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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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JUL 09, 2017Earth & The Environment
We are always hearing about how the ocean’s health is in peril. However, what does that really mean? Are all of th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
We’ve been sending rovers to Mars for years just to find out whether or not the red planet has the means to suppor ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask anyone what we know about Mercury, chances are you would be met with some generic responses, such as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
There exists a class of spatial body in between stars and gas giant plants known as brown dwarfs. These are essentially ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
When it comes to massive exoplanets, one of the ways researchers spot them is by watching and waiting until it finds its ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 05, 2017Videos
Earthquakes are a cause of concern for many areas around the planet. They are difficult to predict, even in areas where ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is one of the most mysterious planets in our Solar System, but fortunately, we have a probe with modern observat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2017Videos
Experts in the space transportation field, including NASA, SpaceX, and other agencies/companies alike are taking the ide ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been under construction for several years, and it seems to be making headlines ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 29, 2017Videos
Of all the planets residing in the Solar System, Uranus is quite possibly the weirdest of them all, as it has some plane ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2017Videos
If there's another planet out there in our solar system, where could it be? That's a question that astronomers have been ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2017Videos
Some environments on our planet can be extremely unwelcoming and you might be surprised that life is even able to surviv ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Early June, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries severed their ties with Qatar, ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 27, 2017Videos
One of the major problems we face when trying to observe deep-sea life with robots is that the clamps used to grip onto ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2017Earth & The Environment
The UN predicts that by 2100 we will have a global population of 11 billion people. But by just 2060, about 1.4 billion ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 25, 2017Videos
There are tons of naturally-occurring minerals in the world; well over 4,000 to speak numerically, but up to 208 of thos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently photographed NASA’s Curiosity Rover with its High Resolution Imaging Scie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
In just a few more weeks, parts of the United States will be gifted with a rare opportunity to experience a total solar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 21, 2017Earth & The Environment
Today at 12:24 am (Eastern Standard Time) those of us in the Northern Hemisphere experienced the summer solstice, otherw ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
Space junk is a growing problem. The orbital altitudes of Earth are getting so cluttered as we send more stuff into spac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2017Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of the most valuable systems we have in place today for discovering exoplanets throughout the galaxy is NASA’s ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We are always hearing about how the ocean’s health is in peril. However, what does that really mean? Are all of th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
We’ve been sending rovers to Mars for years just to find out whether or not the red planet has the means to suppor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask anyone what we know about Mercury, chances are you would be met with some generic responses, such as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There exists a class of spatial body in between stars and gas giant plants known as brown dwarfs. These are essentially
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When it comes to massive exoplanets, one of the ways researchers spot them is by watching and waiting until it finds its
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 05, 2017
Videos
Earthquakes are a cause of concern for many areas around the planet. They are difficult to predict, even in areas where
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is one of the most mysterious planets in our Solar System, but fortunately, we have a probe with modern observat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2017
Videos
Experts in the space transportation field, including NASA, SpaceX, and other agencies/companies alike are taking the ide
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been under construction for several years, and it seems to be making headlines
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 29, 2017
Videos
Of all the planets residing in the Solar System, Uranus is quite possibly the weirdest of them all, as it has some plane
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2017
Videos
If there's another planet out there in our solar system, where could it be? That's a question that astronomers have been
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2017
Videos
Some environments on our planet can be extremely unwelcoming and you might be surprised that life is even able to surviv
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Early June, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries severed their ties with Qatar,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 27, 2017
Videos
One of the major problems we face when trying to observe deep-sea life with robots is that the clamps used to grip onto
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 26, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The UN predicts that by 2100 we will have a global population of 11 billion people. But by just 2060, about 1.4 billion
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 25, 2017
Videos
There are tons of naturally-occurring minerals in the world; well over 4,000 to speak numerically, but up to 208 of thos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently photographed NASA’s Curiosity Rover with its High Resolution Imaging Scie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
In just a few more weeks, parts of the United States will be gifted with a rare opportunity to experience a total solar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 21, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Today at 12:24 am (Eastern Standard Time) those of us in the Northern Hemisphere experienced the summer solstice, otherw
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Space junk is a growing problem. The orbital altitudes of Earth are getting so cluttered as we send more stuff into spac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of the most valuable systems we have in place today for discovering exoplanets throughout the galaxy is NASA’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard