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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 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 BouchardJAN 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
It has long been postulated that the dark, thick striations in Venus’ atmosphere could have been caused by the pre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Metallic Hydrogen Created Using High-Pressure PhysicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 24, 2017Plants & Animals
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NASA this month shared a really cool image of the Earth and the Moon as they appear from Mars, a distance of around 127 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
It was only in 2015 that the New Horizons spacecraft made its historic pass of the dwarf planet Pluto. As it approached, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
A star approximately 95 light years away from Earth, known to astronomers as HD 172555, could be vaporizing a myriad of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
Heat spells and subsequent droughts, as well as rain storm deluges all reared their destructiveness this past year - and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2017Videos
Today might be a rainy day on my side of the world, but despite the weather we must continue to look towards sunnier day ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
Curiosity is just one mankind’s many robotic explorers that has been sent to Mars to help observe the planet&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Some of the top space science experts are always peering through the heavens with the Hubble Space Telescope, looking fa ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
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
JAN 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It has long been postulated that the dark, thick striations in Venus’ atmosphere could have been caused by the pre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Metallic Hydrogen Created Using High-Pressure Physics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
While there are many signs that climate change is bad for the planet, yet another reason might have just recently been d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA this month shared a really cool image of the Earth and the Moon as they appear from Mars, a distance of around 127
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It was only in 2015 that the New Horizons spacecraft made its historic pass of the dwarf planet Pluto. As it approached,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
A star approximately 95 light years away from Earth, known to astronomers as HD 172555, could be vaporizing a myriad of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Heat spells and subsequent droughts, as well as rain storm deluges all reared their destructiveness this past year - and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2017
Videos
Today might be a rainy day on my side of the world, but despite the weather we must continue to look towards sunnier day
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Curiosity is just one mankind’s many robotic explorers that has been sent to Mars to help observe the planet&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Some of the top space science experts are always peering through the heavens with the Hubble Space Telescope, looking fa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard