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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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SEP 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently traveled to Iceland to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 18, 2023Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been hard at work on the Red Planet since 2012 teaching us more and more about thi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 12, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets examines new observations made by NASA’s ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Zinc and other molecules that come from plants can interact with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, and they can affect the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2023Space & Astronomy
Observations made by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have disclosed the ex ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2023Space & Astronomy
NASA announced today that the Psyche spacecraft is still scheduled to begin its launch window on October 5th and spans t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 05, 2023Space & Astronomy
After spending almost 186 days in space, and 184 of those days onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the SpaceX ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 30, 2023Space & Astronomy
The clouds of Neptune have garnered reactions of awe and excitement from both scientists and the public ever since NASA& ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 24, 2023Space & Astronomy
Today is officially designated as Pluto Demoted Day, which commemorates when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 23, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Science Advances uses radio astronomy to examine how megastorms on the planet Saturn can aff ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Global Change Biology examines a novel carbon capture technique known as enhanced weathering ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 21, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines how microgravity can impact red blood cells and bone density ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 16, 2023Earth & The Environment
Researchers from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) recently announced that July 2023 was officiall ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 09, 2023Space & Astronomy
While the batteries on NASA’s InSight lander officially ran out of juice in December 2022, scientists are still po ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 08, 2023Microbiology
There are many microbes in our environment; many are harmless, some perform important functions, and some may pose a thr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2023Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently completed a successful 54th flight, dubbed Flight 54, on the Martian sur ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 05, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science found that adult trees in tropical forests are subject to forces resulting in greate ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUL 28, 2023Space & Astronomy
How do young planets form around young stars? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal hopes t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 25, 2023Space & Astronomy
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) recently released a stunning image of the young star system, V960 Mon, which is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 24, 2023Space & Astronomy
As humanity prepares to send humans back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years with the upcoming Artemis missi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 22, 2023Earth & The Environment
Scientists have discovered evidence that Greenland previously melted 400,000 years ago during a moderate warming period ...Written By: Amelia Rhodeland
SEP 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently traveled to Iceland to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been hard at work on the Red Planet since 2012 teaching us more and more about thi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets examines new observations made by NASA’s
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zinc and other molecules that come from plants can interact with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, and they can affect the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Observations made by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have disclosed the ex
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA announced today that the Psyche spacecraft is still scheduled to begin its launch window on October 5th and spans t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 05, 2023
Space & Astronomy
After spending almost 186 days in space, and 184 of those days onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the SpaceX
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 30, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The clouds of Neptune have garnered reactions of awe and excitement from both scientists and the public ever since NASA&
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Today is officially designated as Pluto Demoted Day, which commemorates when the International Astronomical Union (IAU)
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 23, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Science Advances uses radio astronomy to examine how megastorms on the planet Saturn can aff
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Global Change Biology examines a novel carbon capture technique known as enhanced weathering
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 21, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines how microgravity can impact red blood cells and bone density
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 16, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) recently announced that July 2023 was officiall
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 09, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While the batteries on NASA’s InSight lander officially ran out of juice in December 2022, scientists are still po
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 08, 2023
Microbiology
There are many microbes in our environment; many are harmless, some perform important functions, and some may pose a thr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently completed a successful 54th flight, dubbed Flight 54, on the Martian sur
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 05, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science found that adult trees in tropical forests are subject to forces resulting in greate
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUL 28, 2023
Space & Astronomy
How do young planets form around young stars? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal hopes t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 25, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) recently released a stunning image of the young star system, V960 Mon, which is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
As humanity prepares to send humans back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years with the upcoming Artemis missi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 22, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have discovered evidence that Greenland previously melted 400,000 years ago during a moderate warming period
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland