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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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MAR 24, 2015Videos
A compilation of photos from 2011 to 2014 showing the amazing view astronauts get of our planet from space.Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Videos
Our galaxy might have billions of planets that could sustain lifeWritten By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Dawn, a NASA spacecraft, has arrived at Ceres, a dwarf planet and the largest member of the of our solar system's astero ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.
NASA's MAVEN spa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 18, 2015Earth & The Environment
An article by Andrew Griffin, appearing in the 17 March issue of The Independent, tells the story:
Life ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
As reported in the Washington Post, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that in 2014, the economy grew ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's strange to think that a man who went to the moon and wants to colonize Mars could be delayed by some snow.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
Hydrothermal activity detected by spacecraft finds that ocean deep below frozen surface of Enceladus is warm and c ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 12, 2015Technology
This Tuesday, the sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 touched down Ahmedabad, India, completing the second leg of its plan ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 12, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the key areas in all of biology is the evolution of photosynthesis. Some species of single celled cyanobacteria, ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 11, 2015Plants & Animals
Chameleons may not be the only creatures on the planet capable of shade shifting, but they're probably the best at it-pa ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 10, 2015Videos
Spinning models of planets in our solar system demonstrate how much more is out there.Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
According to new research published last week, Mars once contained an ocean larger than our own Arctic Ocean and coverin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Here on earth, carbon dioxide is a pollutant and a greenhouse gas. But thanks to a new engine technology, for colonists ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
"For the first time in human history," said Lisa Kaltenegger, an astronomer at Cornell University, in a talk she gave re ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA engineers said Friday they are "exhilarated" by the final maneuver in a 7 1/2 year "celestial dance" that put the s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 04, 2015Space & Astronomy
The first celestial object that attracts the attention of many people at a young age is the ever-changing moon. The luna ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Dawn spacecraft will have plenty of mysteries to investigate when it begins orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres next ...Written By: Don CruikshankFEB 19, 2015Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Despite having lost some of it's critical guidance systems, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope recently located a star with t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 06, 2015Earth & The Environment
Our planet's population is growing rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for our natural resources. Experts estimate that by the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 24, 2015Videos
A compilation of photos from 2011 to 2014 showing the amazing view astronauts get of our planet from space.Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Videos
Our galaxy might have billions of planets that could sustain lifeWritten By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Dawn, a NASA spacecraft, has arrived at Ceres, a dwarf planet and the largest member of the of our solar system's astero ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.
NASA's MAVEN spa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 18, 2015Earth & The Environment
An article by Andrew Griffin, appearing in the 17 March issue of The Independent, tells the story:
Life ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
As reported in the Washington Post, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that in 2014, the economy grew ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's strange to think that a man who went to the moon and wants to colonize Mars could be delayed by some snow.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
Hydrothermal activity detected by spacecraft finds that ocean deep below frozen surface of Enceladus is warm and c ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 12, 2015Technology
This Tuesday, the sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 touched down Ahmedabad, India, completing the second leg of its plan ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 12, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the key areas in all of biology is the evolution of photosynthesis. Some species of single celled cyanobacteria, ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 11, 2015Plants & Animals
Chameleons may not be the only creatures on the planet capable of shade shifting, but they're probably the best at it-pa ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 10, 2015Videos
Spinning models of planets in our solar system demonstrate how much more is out there.Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
According to new research published last week, Mars once contained an ocean larger than our own Arctic Ocean and coverin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Here on earth, carbon dioxide is a pollutant and a greenhouse gas. But thanks to a new engine technology, for colonists ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
"For the first time in human history," said Lisa Kaltenegger, an astronomer at Cornell University, in a talk she gave re ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA engineers said Friday they are "exhilarated" by the final maneuver in a 7 1/2 year "celestial dance" that put the s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 04, 2015Space & Astronomy
The first celestial object that attracts the attention of many people at a young age is the ever-changing moon. The luna ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Dawn spacecraft will have plenty of mysteries to investigate when it begins orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres next ...Written By: Don CruikshankFEB 19, 2015Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Despite having lost some of it's critical guidance systems, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope recently located a star with t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 06, 2015Earth & The Environment
Our planet's population is growing rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for our natural resources. Experts estimate that by the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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