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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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DEC 06, 2016Space & Astronomy
Mercury is one of the Solar System’s most mysterious planets, and it’s also the closest one of the Sun. Astr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
Stephen Hawking has long had the attitude of a doomsayer, suggesting that humans will inevitably cause their own demise ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2016Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always looking for Earth-like exoplanets outside of our Solar System because they may hold the key ingre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2016Space & Astronomy
A couple of specific spots on the red planet in our Solar System, Mars, might just foster zones of interest after scient ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2016Plants & Animals
Any time scientists discover a new species of animal on the home planet we thought we knew so well, animal lovers’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2016Space & Astronomy
Many people who think of the Sun quickly imagine a ball of fire in space, but the Sun isn’t fire at all. It’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2016Videos
Black Friday is known to be the epitome of US consumerism, and if one stops to think about how this can take a toll on t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 26, 2016Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2016Microbiology
Diplonemids are tiny, single celled organisms that are members of the protozoa kingdom, and were basically ignored by th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Mini Planet. It has been edited for publication purposes. On December 4, hu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
In 2003, European Space Agency (ESA) scientists were overly excited about the landing of the Beagle 2 probe on the Marti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
In the Summer of 2015, a solar storm reportedly wreaked havoc on the Earth’s magnetic field. During the freak even ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 21, 2016Videos
NASA recently shared this video on their YouTube channel, which at 18 minutes long, takes you on a detailed tour of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2016Plants & Animals
When you think of the dinosaurs, you think of a time long ago when large creatures walked the Earth before humans did. B ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2016Space & Astronomy
Just last month, the European Space Agency attempted to land the Schiaparelli lander on the Martian surface from the Tra ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2016Earth & The Environment
In a plea addressed to Mr. Trump — as well as President Obama and members of Congress — 365 companies and ma ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft orbits Saturn in our Solar System, keeping track of not only what happens on Saturn, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2016Space & Astronomy
One thing has baffled astronomers for a long time, and that’s why the Moon is so far away from Earth and why it ha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2016Videos
Air pollution is something being addressed all over the world as we realize the effects of climate change on the environ ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 15, 2016Videos
At this time of year, many people are more aware of the things in life for which they are thankful. The run-up to Thanks ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 12, 2016Earth & The Environment
We all know that the fossil fuel industry is one of the biggest culprits in the perpetuation of human-driven climate cha ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2016Space & Astronomy
Have you ever seen the Martian moon Phobos before? If you have, you’re probably well aware of how funky it looks. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA has been observing water loss in the Martian atmosphere for one full Martian year (687 Earth days) with the MAVEN m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 08, 2016Plants & Animals
What is the world going to do about the state of its wildlife? That’s a big question we will have to answer, and f ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Mercury is one of the Solar System’s most mysterious planets, and it’s also the closest one of the Sun. Astr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Stephen Hawking has long had the attitude of a doomsayer, suggesting that humans will inevitably cause their own demise
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always looking for Earth-like exoplanets outside of our Solar System because they may hold the key ingre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
A couple of specific spots on the red planet in our Solar System, Mars, might just foster zones of interest after scient
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
Any time scientists discover a new species of animal on the home planet we thought we knew so well, animal lovers’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Many people who think of the Sun quickly imagine a ball of fire in space, but the Sun isn’t fire at all. It’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2016
Videos
Black Friday is known to be the epitome of US consumerism, and if one stops to think about how this can take a toll on t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 26, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2016
Microbiology
Diplonemids are tiny, single celled organisms that are members of the protozoa kingdom, and were basically ignored by th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Mini Planet. It has been edited for publication purposes. On December 4, hu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
In 2003, European Space Agency (ESA) scientists were overly excited about the landing of the Beagle 2 probe on the Marti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
In the Summer of 2015, a solar storm reportedly wreaked havoc on the Earth’s magnetic field. During the freak even
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2016
Videos
NASA recently shared this video on their YouTube channel, which at 18 minutes long, takes you on a detailed tour of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
When you think of the dinosaurs, you think of a time long ago when large creatures walked the Earth before humans did. B
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Just last month, the European Space Agency attempted to land the Schiaparelli lander on the Martian surface from the Tra
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2016
Earth & The Environment
In a plea addressed to Mr. Trump — as well as President Obama and members of Congress — 365 companies and ma
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft orbits Saturn in our Solar System, keeping track of not only what happens on Saturn, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2016
Space & Astronomy
One thing has baffled astronomers for a long time, and that’s why the Moon is so far away from Earth and why it ha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2016
Videos
Air pollution is something being addressed all over the world as we realize the effects of climate change on the environ
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 15, 2016
Videos
At this time of year, many people are more aware of the things in life for which they are thankful. The run-up to Thanks
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 12, 2016
Earth & The Environment
We all know that the fossil fuel industry is one of the biggest culprits in the perpetuation of human-driven climate cha
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Have you ever seen the Martian moon Phobos before? If you have, you’re probably well aware of how funky it looks.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA has been observing water loss in the Martian atmosphere for one full Martian year (687 Earth days) with the MAVEN m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
What is the world going to do about the state of its wildlife? That’s a big question we will have to answer, and f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard