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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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JAN 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ceres, once known to be the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt in between Mars and Jupiter, was re-classified as a dw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika busted out of obscurity with a vengeance last year. Very little was known about the virus when it began afflicting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Space & Astronomy
A new study into the distant star systems that we discover and observe with the Kepler space telescope and more suggests ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2016Space & Astronomy
GPS (Global Positioning System) is a tool that many of us use every day to coordinate our location almost anywhere on th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2016Plants & Animals
When it comes to birds, you’re probably familiar with many of the different kinds you might see on a day-to-day ba ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 29, 2016Space & Astronomy
There appears to be a star similar to our own Sun some 300 light years away from our own that has a nasty habit of devou ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 29, 2016Videos
Unless something happens soon, the critically endangered red wolf will go extinct in the wild in a matter of years. Only ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 28, 2016Earth & The Environment
Democracy Now! reports that a judge in Seattle ruled last month that eight children who have sued the state of Washingto ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 25, 2016Space & Astronomy
Have you ever wondered what’s going to happen to the Earth in the distant future of the Solar System? You’re ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2016Plants & Animals
When wildlife lovers hear of a new plant or animal species being discovered, it’s music to the ears, but a new rep ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
The Saturnian system is very busy in terms of moons; Saturn has at least 62 confirmed moons, but only some of those are ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our Solar System today, and astronomers have a lot of questions about it, but one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 22, 2016Technology
Getting a deep enough look into the depths of space where all of the known exoplanets are is a tough task, but new advan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
The Curiosity Rover on Mars is always searching for interesting things that might help researchers answer the long-lasti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 21, 2016Earth & The Environment
The famous Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on the planet and resides in the Northern parts of Africa, where temp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2016Space & Astronomy
There was a catastrophic rocket explosion on SpaceX’s home launch pad not too long ago during a point in time when ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
One of the questions astronomers constantly ask is, “where did the solar system come from?” Image Credit: NA ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 14, 2016Infographics
With the recent passing of the great John Glenn, a man who will forever be remembered as the first American to orbit the ...DEC 14, 2016Earth & The Environment
There are a number of problems with the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the Earth that are occurring because of climate ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 13, 2016Space & Astronomy
Looking for water in our solar system is a good way to begin our search for extraterrestrial life, but it's not exac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2016Space & Astronomy
The search for life in our Solar System is continuous, and still, to no avail, but researchers aren’t giving up ye ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2016Plants & Animals
In the times of Ancient Rome, if you wore Tyrian Purple clothing of any sort, then you were considered a VIP. The color ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2016Plants & Animals
One of the things researchers always want to know more about is the history of life on our planet. Unearthing details ab ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which originally launched in 1997 to study Saturn up close, began a completely new orbi ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ceres, once known to be the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt in between Mars and Jupiter, was re-classified as a dw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika busted out of obscurity with a vengeance last year. Very little was known about the virus when it began afflicting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
A new study into the distant star systems that we discover and observe with the Kepler space telescope and more suggests
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
GPS (Global Positioning System) is a tool that many of us use every day to coordinate our location almost anywhere on th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
When it comes to birds, you’re probably familiar with many of the different kinds you might see on a day-to-day ba
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 29, 2016
Space & Astronomy
There appears to be a star similar to our own Sun some 300 light years away from our own that has a nasty habit of devou
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 29, 2016
Videos
Unless something happens soon, the critically endangered red wolf will go extinct in the wild in a matter of years. Only
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 28, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Democracy Now! reports that a judge in Seattle ruled last month that eight children who have sued the state of Washingto
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 25, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Have you ever wondered what’s going to happen to the Earth in the distant future of the Solar System? You’re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
When wildlife lovers hear of a new plant or animal species being discovered, it’s music to the ears, but a new rep
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The Saturnian system is very busy in terms of moons; Saturn has at least 62 confirmed moons, but only some of those are
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our Solar System today, and astronomers have a lot of questions about it, but one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 22, 2016
Technology
Getting a deep enough look into the depths of space where all of the known exoplanets are is a tough task, but new advan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The Curiosity Rover on Mars is always searching for interesting things that might help researchers answer the long-lasti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The famous Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on the planet and resides in the Northern parts of Africa, where temp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2016
Space & Astronomy
There was a catastrophic rocket explosion on SpaceX’s home launch pad not too long ago during a point in time when
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
One of the questions astronomers constantly ask is, “where did the solar system come from?” Image Credit: NA
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2016
Infographics
With the recent passing of the great John Glenn, a man who will forever be remembered as the first American to orbit the
...
DEC 14, 2016
Earth & The Environment
There are a number of problems with the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the Earth that are occurring because of climate
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 13, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Looking for water in our solar system is a good way to begin our search for extraterrestrial life, but it's not exac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The search for life in our Solar System is continuous, and still, to no avail, but researchers aren’t giving up ye
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
In the times of Ancient Rome, if you wore Tyrian Purple clothing of any sort, then you were considered a VIP. The color
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
One of the things researchers always want to know more about is the history of life on our planet. Unearthing details ab
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which originally launched in 1997 to study Saturn up close, began a completely new orbi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard