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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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JUL 03, 2023Space & Astronomy
While NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is primarily known for capturing breathtaking infrared images of th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 01, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech looked at the giant salamanders known as “hellbenders.” Scien ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 28, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters discusses how astronomers used the Atacama ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 27, 2023Space & Astronomy
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Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, has long been known to possess an interior ocean of liquid water, but the question as to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 12, 2023Space & Astronomy
A study published today in Nature Astronomy examines the confirmation of a second exoplanet that resides in what’s ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 05, 2023Earth & The Environment
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A recent study published in Nature examines the discovery of an Earth-sized exoplanet, LP 791-18 d, located 86 light-yea ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 25, 2023Microbiology
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently used its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to observe a disk of dusty debris enc ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 06, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study accepted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters discusses data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 04, 2023Space & Astronomy
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A profound study recently published in Nature Communications could allow scientists to narrow their search for life beyo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
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The search for earth-like planets has long been a fascination of astronomers. With the ability to look deeper and deeper ...Written By: Ryan Vingum
JUL 03, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is primarily known for capturing breathtaking infrared images of th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 01, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech looked at the giant salamanders known as “hellbenders.” Scien
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 28, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters discusses how astronomers used the Atacama
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 27, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently used its powerful instruments to identify a carbon compound known as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 21, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA recently used its James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify a thin atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 c, which is a rocky
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 14, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, has long been known to possess an interior ocean of liquid water, but the question as to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A study published today in Nature Astronomy examines the confirmation of a second exoplanet that resides in what’s
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 05, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The mountains on Earth are some of the most awe-inspiring features on our small, blue planet, ranging in size from small
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 05, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Physical Review Letters examines how scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s O
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 02, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature examines how NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has identified water vapo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature examines the discovery of an Earth-sized exoplanet, LP 791-18 d, located 86 light-yea
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 25, 2023
Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor environmental sites using remote sensing images, either from satellit
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 19, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Agriculture is changing in today’s world, as farms experience a decline in number accompanying increasing farm siz
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAY 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Approximately 200 light-years from Earth resides the red dwarf (K dwarf) star, TW Hydrae, which is estimated to be less
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 16, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers recently observed a dying, Sun-like star engulfing one of its planets using the Gemini South Adaptive Optics
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 15, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently used its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to observe a disk of dusty debris enc
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 06, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study accepted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters discusses data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 04, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While the planets and moons of our solar system garner frequent attention from the scientific community, asteroids and c
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A profound study recently published in Nature Communications could allow scientists to narrow their search for life beyo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Wildfires have increased in intensity and frequency in recent years, in part due to the effects of climate change on our
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
APR 20, 2023
Space & Astronomy
On April 3, 2023, NASA announced the crew of the Artemis II mission, which will launch aboard NASA's Space Launch System
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 19, 2023
Technology
The search for earth-like planets has long been a fascination of astronomers. With the ability to look deeper and deeper
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum