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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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JUN 28, 2016Space & Astronomy
The European Space Observatory (ESO) has captured a really stunning image of Jupiter in the infrared light spectrum with ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2016Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA is about to get up close and personal with Jupiter, the largest known planet in our solar system. On July 4th, afte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2016Space & Astronomy
Neptune is the outermost planet in our solar system, just before Pluto, which used to be a planet, but is now considered ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have demonstrated that microbes living deep within an aquifer filled with rocks in Death Valley, California c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
We are constantly finding new exoplanets out there, and many of them seem to orbit their host stars in what’s know ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2016Videos
While decay and germs are sometimes the cause of diseases and other negative impacts on the earth, some of this kind of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
Jupiter has long been a mystery. We know it’s a massive gassy planet, but lots of astronomers believe that deep do ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 19, 2016Space & Astronomy
There is a lot of speculation that there may be a ninth planet out there in the distant reaches of our solar system, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
In conclusion of British astronaut Tim Peake’s 186 days aboard the International Space Station, the spaceman has l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 18, 2016Plants & Animals
A new study has found that the clearing, draining and burning of peat swamps for plantations and construction is the mos ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2016Space & Astronomy
Utilizing what NASA calls the Cygnus spacecraft, the United States-based space agency is hoping to learn a little more a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 14, 2016Videos
The shovel-snouted lizard is one of the fastest lizards on the planet, able to move 3 feet within 1 second, the equivale ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 14, 2016Space & Astronomy
Astronaut Tim Peake has represented the European Space Agency in a fabulous new way by becoming the first British Astron ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 14, 2016Videos
The Earth is estimated to be about 4.5 billion years old. Relative to this impressive record, human civilization is but ...JUN 12, 2016Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a pressing issue that the world has to deal with soon, otherwise the planet is in for some major perma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2016Space & Astronomy
Scientists are getting excited to test out a new chipsat platform in space dubbed KickSat 2. It is the second attempt to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler mission has been the source of discovery for many exoplanets throughout the galaxy. One particular e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2016Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2016Technology
Students from the University of California San Diego have successfully achieved launching a liquid-fueled rocket dubbed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2016Space & Astronomy
Less than two weeks ago, NASA sent an inflatable module known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM for sho ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are on a constant search for exoplanets that have the potential to support life. One of the things we look f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its historic fly-by past Pluto last year, following a 9 year, 5 month, and 25 ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The European Space Observatory (ESO) has captured a really stunning image of Jupiter in the infrared light spectrum with
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2016
Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA is about to get up close and personal with Jupiter, the largest known planet in our solar system. On July 4th, afte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Neptune is the outermost planet in our solar system, just before Pluto, which used to be a planet, but is now considered
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have demonstrated that microbes living deep within an aquifer filled with rocks in Death Valley, California c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
We are constantly finding new exoplanets out there, and many of them seem to orbit their host stars in what’s know
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2016
Videos
While decay and germs are sometimes the cause of diseases and other negative impacts on the earth, some of this kind of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter has long been a mystery. We know it’s a massive gassy planet, but lots of astronomers believe that deep do
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2016
Space & Astronomy
There is a lot of speculation that there may be a ninth planet out there in the distant reaches of our solar system, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
In conclusion of British astronaut Tim Peake’s 186 days aboard the International Space Station, the spaceman has l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
A new study has found that the clearing, draining and burning of peat swamps for plantations and construction is the mos
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Utilizing what NASA calls the Cygnus spacecraft, the United States-based space agency is hoping to learn a little more a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2016
Videos
The shovel-snouted lizard is one of the fastest lizards on the planet, able to move 3 feet within 1 second, the equivale
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 14, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Astronaut Tim Peake has represented the European Space Agency in a fabulous new way by becoming the first British Astron
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2016
Videos
The Earth is estimated to be about 4.5 billion years old. Relative to this impressive record, human civilization is but
...
JUN 12, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a pressing issue that the world has to deal with soon, otherwise the planet is in for some major perma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Scientists are getting excited to test out a new chipsat platform in space dubbed KickSat 2. It is the second attempt to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler mission has been the source of discovery for many exoplanets throughout the galaxy. One particular e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2016
Technology
Students from the University of California San Diego have successfully achieved launching a liquid-fueled rocket dubbed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Less than two weeks ago, NASA sent an inflatable module known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM for sho
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are on a constant search for exoplanets that have the potential to support life. One of the things we look f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its historic fly-by past Pluto last year, following a 9 year, 5 month, and 25
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard