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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 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is getting ever-so-close to its rare fly-by event in July, and as it gets closer, informa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2015Technology
It wasn't that long ago that we showed you a Canadian record-breaker that hovered in mid-air with a Marty McFly, Back to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 01, 2015Health & Medicine
It's world milk day today (June 1st, 2015) and to celebrate the common household dairy product, we will be sharing some ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
The search for life on other planets is an age old quest. Astronomers, scientists, astronauts and regular backyard starg ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 28, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA has started testing its new Mars lander, which is scheduled to leave for the red planet in March of 2016. It's big, ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Well, it seems Elon Musk is no longer alone in non-governmental entities who are planning to colonize Mars. A new group ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 27, 2015Plants & Animals
In the tropical jungles of Madagascar there are thousands of different species of birds, monkeys, reptiles and insects. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Space has been called the final frontier and nations all over the world have gone on missions to faraway galaxies, lande ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 19, 2015Earth & The Environment
In the cold southern continent of Antarctica, you'll find ice, and lots of it. But one particular mass of ice, an ice sh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2015Space & Astronomy
It may have been stripped of its status as a full-fledged planet, but that doesn't mean scientists have lost interest in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
Curiosity, the Mars rover that's been tooling around the red planet since 2012 normally has a meticulously planned route ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Pluto, the dwarf planet right after Neptune in our Solar System, has been getting a lot of hype recently from NASA after ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Curiosity Rover has been exploring the lands of Mars for over two-and-a-half years. Also known as the ‘Red Planet ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 11, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space exploration, it's always about finding the next new thing. A galaxy never before seen, stars at the very beginn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Research by a team of astronomers from the University of Warwick in Coventry, England suggests that asteroids and comets ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA is predicting that the Mercury Messenger spacecraft will hit the planet's surface near a ridge slightly to the nort ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
The issue of carbon emissions and their effect on the environment can be complex. Indeed, most of the current science co ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
In case you didn't know, or didn't remember, NASA has a probe orbiting Mercury called Messenger. If you did know, or rem ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 28, 2015Space & Astronomy
In this Chandra image of ngc6388, researchers have found evidence that a white dwarf star may have ripped ap ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Nasa is bringing together scientists from a range of different fields to try and search for life on other planets.The Ne ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
On Saturday and Sunday, you can finish the day by stepping outside and enjoying a view of the rendezvous of two of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a groundbreaking achievement led by an international team that includes Clemson scientist Chris Saski, the intricatel ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
JUN 03, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is getting ever-so-close to its rare fly-by event in July, and as it gets closer, informa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2015
Technology
It wasn't that long ago that we showed you a Canadian record-breaker that hovered in mid-air with a Marty McFly, Back to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 01, 2015
Health & Medicine
It's world milk day today (June 1st, 2015) and to celebrate the common household dairy product, we will be sharing some
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The search for life on other planets is an age old quest. Astronomers, scientists, astronauts and regular backyard starg
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 28, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA has started testing its new Mars lander, which is scheduled to leave for the red planet in March of 2016. It's big,
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Well, it seems Elon Musk is no longer alone in non-governmental entities who are planning to colonize Mars. A new group
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 27, 2015
Plants & Animals
In the tropical jungles of Madagascar there are thousands of different species of birds, monkeys, reptiles and insects.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Space has been called the final frontier and nations all over the world have gone on missions to faraway galaxies, lande
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 19, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In the cold southern continent of Antarctica, you'll find ice, and lots of it. But one particular mass of ice, an ice sh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It may have been stripped of its status as a full-fledged planet, but that doesn't mean scientists have lost interest in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Curiosity, the Mars rover that's been tooling around the red planet since 2012 normally has a meticulously planned route
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 14, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Pluto, the dwarf planet right after Neptune in our Solar System, has been getting a lot of hype recently from NASA after
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 14, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Curiosity Rover has been exploring the lands of Mars for over two-and-a-half years. Also known as the ‘Red Planet
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 11, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space exploration, it's always about finding the next new thing. A galaxy never before seen, stars at the very beginn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 07, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Research by a team of astronomers from the University of Warwick in Coventry, England suggests that asteroids and comets
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA is predicting that the Mercury Messenger spacecraft will hit the planet's surface near a ridge slightly to the nort
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2015
Earth & The Environment
The issue of carbon emissions and their effect on the environment can be complex. Indeed, most of the current science co
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 29, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In case you didn't know, or didn't remember, NASA has a probe orbiting Mercury called Messenger. If you did know, or rem
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 28, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In this Chandra image of ngc6388, researchers have found evidence that a white dwarf star may have ripped ap ...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Nasa is bringing together scientists from a range of different fields to try and search for life on other planets.The Ne
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 24, 2015
Space & Astronomy
On Saturday and Sunday, you can finish the day by stepping outside and enjoying a view of the rendezvous of two of the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In a groundbreaking achievement led by an international team that includes Clemson scientist Chris Saski, the intricatel
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider