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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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OCT 08, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA has been exploring Mars since the 1960’s, but it wasn’t until today’s modern technology and advan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 07, 2016Space & Astronomy
While we understand that planets can form relatively close to their host stars by way of generating a core first and the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2016Space & Astronomy
When it comes to travelling to Mars and other planets, we really can’t continue to rely on chemical burn rockets. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
Using the tried and true Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have reportedly found another exoplanet orbiting two stars ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
One of the most important experiments astronauts are performing in space today is attempting to grow plants in space. Am ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 02, 2016Videos
We are surrounded by fungus. They live in different climates, indoors and outdoors on a huge variety of surfaces includi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2016Videos
At the end of September, SpaceX test-fired their Raptor engine, which fires using a chemical combustion process between ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2016Space & Astronomy
Thanks to data collected from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging MESSENGER missi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2016Space & Astronomy
Whenever there’s an Earthquake on Earth, the rocks that make up the ground grind against one another through the h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2016Space & Astronomy
In a nearby star system dubbed TW Hydra, astronomers are keeping their eyes on a disk formation of dust and gas particle ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA is getting pretty excited after the space agency’s Hubble Space Telescope found what appear to be jets of wat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2016Space & Astronomy
Although we can find exoplanets through means of the Kepler mission, and try out best to describe their qualities, such ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2016Space & Astronomy
Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, is almost the same size as the dwarf planet itself is, and has a red-colored patch o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2016Plants & Animals
It has long been known that dolphins are some of the brightest wild creatures on the planet, but it wasn’t until r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2016Space & Astronomy
Billions and billions of years ago, the planet Earth was not like it is today. At one point, Earth did not even have a M ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2016Cancer
Cancer biologists have a surprising but wholly vested ally in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA ...SEP 20, 2016Earth & The Environment
Researchers have known for decades that women tend to beat men on environmental metrics. They generally&n ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2016Videos
Scientists made a startling discovery about our planet in 1974. They found that chemicals common in spray cans, known as ...SEP 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a surprising new characteristic of one of Earth’s most unusual creatures, the water be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2016Space & Astronomy
Looking all around in interstellar space surrounding our solar system, scientists are finding more evidence of brown dwa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 19, 2016Plants & Animals
There are tons of scientists who are reportedly convinced up to 40% of the world’s lizard species could go extinct ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2016Videos
Although insects don't have eyelids, there is a lot of scientific evidence that suggests they need to sleep just like mo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
It is understood that Mars was probably once a water hole with tons of rivers and streams of running water, but after it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2016Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been observing the Sun with various kinds of equipment for ages to get a better understanding of how it ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA has been exploring Mars since the 1960’s, but it wasn’t until today’s modern technology and advan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 07, 2016
Space & Astronomy
While we understand that planets can form relatively close to their host stars by way of generating a core first and the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2016
Space & Astronomy
When it comes to travelling to Mars and other planets, we really can’t continue to rely on chemical burn rockets.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Using the tried and true Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have reportedly found another exoplanet orbiting two stars
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
One of the most important experiments astronauts are performing in space today is attempting to grow plants in space. Am
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2016
Videos
We are surrounded by fungus. They live in different climates, indoors and outdoors on a huge variety of surfaces includi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2016
Videos
At the end of September, SpaceX test-fired their Raptor engine, which fires using a chemical combustion process between
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Thanks to data collected from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging MESSENGER missi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Whenever there’s an Earthquake on Earth, the rocks that make up the ground grind against one another through the h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2016
Space & Astronomy
In a nearby star system dubbed TW Hydra, astronomers are keeping their eyes on a disk formation of dust and gas particle
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA is getting pretty excited after the space agency’s Hubble Space Telescope found what appear to be jets of wat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Although we can find exoplanets through means of the Kepler mission, and try out best to describe their qualities, such
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, is almost the same size as the dwarf planet itself is, and has a red-colored patch o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2016
Plants & Animals
It has long been known that dolphins are some of the brightest wild creatures on the planet, but it wasn’t until r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Billions and billions of years ago, the planet Earth was not like it is today. At one point, Earth did not even have a M
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2016
Cancer
Cancer biologists have a surprising but wholly vested ally in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA
...
SEP 20, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Researchers have known for decades that women tend to beat men on environmental metrics. They generally&n
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2016
Videos
Scientists made a startling discovery about our planet in 1974. They found that chemicals common in spray cans, known as
...
SEP 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a surprising new characteristic of one of Earth’s most unusual creatures, the water be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Looking all around in interstellar space surrounding our solar system, scientists are finding more evidence of brown dwa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 19, 2016
Plants & Animals
There are tons of scientists who are reportedly convinced up to 40% of the world’s lizard species could go extinct
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2016
Videos
Although insects don't have eyelids, there is a lot of scientific evidence that suggests they need to sleep just like mo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
It is understood that Mars was probably once a water hole with tons of rivers and streams of running water, but after it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been observing the Sun with various kinds of equipment for ages to get a better understanding of how it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard