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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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FEB 19, 2017Videos
There are so many difficulties in trying to put a lander or probe on the surface of Venus. Unfortunately, the planet is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
Antarctica has long been a common place to find meteorites, and while there are a lot of them residing there, we also se ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
The Mariana trench is one of the most remote places in the world. To get there one must travel 11 kilometers under the P ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 15, 2017Videos
Cave diving is perhaps the most dangerous type of exploration that humans have yet to pursue. Even more dangerous than e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 14, 2017Videos
You may have heard of a glacier. You know, the big hulking ice pack that looms and lurks throughout the colder regions o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
Of the many things NASA always keeps the public in the loop of, the spectacular imagery that end up being captured by th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Any time we are able to discover water anywhere in the universe besides Earth, it’s a pretty spectacular finding. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 10, 2017Videos
On Mount Erebus, the tallest peak on Ross Island in Antarctica, there exists a molten lake of lava which constantly emit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 08, 2017Videos
Bottled water costs approximately 2000 times the water flowing free out of your tap. That's like buying a $10,000 sandwi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 08, 2017Videos
In the almost two decades since the 21st century began, there have been rapid advances in renewable energy technology as ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
We often wonder what life and environmental conditions would be like on other planets. Scientists have speculated scenar ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
As stars reach the end of their lives, they explode. This is the process where the nuclear fusion going on inside of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 07, 2017Videos
Mostly when we think of farms we generate an image of big fields of tilled earth. These farms all require soil, and can ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
The construction of Longyangxia Dam Solar Park in the western province of Qinghai, China advocates the nation’s go ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2017Videos
Orangutans are some of the smartest primates on the planet, besides humans. They've been documented doing incredibly bri ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been looking for traces of life on other planets for decades. The fact that it’s highly probable ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
We are constantly looking for new energy sources. In Iceland, given the country’s unique geology, six thermal ener ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ever since the Earth was conceived, the planet has been bombarded with rocks that come from the deepest reaches of space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
New satellites are always being launched into space; in fact, most of the time when you see rockets being launched into ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
Unlike most of the planets in the Solar System, Pluto, which is actually a dwarf planet, has a moon dubbed Charon that&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday and brought positive news for the environmen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
The moon is the brightest object in the night sky, often illuminating the planet with reflected light from the Sun, whic ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2017
Videos
There are so many difficulties in trying to put a lander or probe on the surface of Venus. Unfortunately, the planet is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Antarctica has long been a common place to find meteorites, and while there are a lot of them residing there, we also se
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The Mariana trench is one of the most remote places in the world. To get there one must travel 11 kilometers under the P
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 15, 2017
Videos
Cave diving is perhaps the most dangerous type of exploration that humans have yet to pursue. Even more dangerous than e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 14, 2017
Videos
You may have heard of a glacier. You know, the big hulking ice pack that looms and lurks throughout the colder regions o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Of the many things NASA always keeps the public in the loop of, the spectacular imagery that end up being captured by th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Any time we are able to discover water anywhere in the universe besides Earth, it’s a pretty spectacular finding.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 10, 2017
Videos
On Mount Erebus, the tallest peak on Ross Island in Antarctica, there exists a molten lake of lava which constantly emit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 08, 2017
Videos
Bottled water costs approximately 2000 times the water flowing free out of your tap. That's like buying a $10,000 sandwi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 08, 2017
Videos
In the almost two decades since the 21st century began, there have been rapid advances in renewable energy technology as
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
We often wonder what life and environmental conditions would be like on other planets. Scientists have speculated scenar
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
As stars reach the end of their lives, they explode. This is the process where the nuclear fusion going on inside of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 07, 2017
Videos
Mostly when we think of farms we generate an image of big fields of tilled earth. These farms all require soil, and can
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The construction of Longyangxia Dam Solar Park in the western province of Qinghai, China advocates the nation’s go
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2017
Videos
Orangutans are some of the smartest primates on the planet, besides humans. They've been documented doing incredibly bri
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been looking for traces of life on other planets for decades. The fact that it’s highly probable
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We are constantly looking for new energy sources. In Iceland, given the country’s unique geology, six thermal ener
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ever since the Earth was conceived, the planet has been bombarded with rocks that come from the deepest reaches of space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
New satellites are always being launched into space; in fact, most of the time when you see rockets being launched into
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Unlike most of the planets in the Solar System, Pluto, which is actually a dwarf planet, has a moon dubbed Charon that&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday and brought positive news for the environmen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The moon is the brightest object in the night sky, often illuminating the planet with reflected light from the Sun, whic
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard