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Solar System
The Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical bodies that orbit it, bound by its own gravitational pull. The Solar System was thought to have formed 4.6 billion years ago. The Sun makes up the vast majority of the Solar System's mass.
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JAN 02, 2023Space & Astronomy
Image of Pan taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in March 2017. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) If ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 28, 2022Space & Astronomy
We previously explored Saturn's largest moon, Titan, but now we'll take a more up-close examination of this myst ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 26, 2022Space & Astronomy
While there are over 200 moons in our solar system, only three exist around the inner terrestrial planets, and two belon ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 23, 2022Space & Astronomy
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Last week, astronomers gathered at the Space Telescope Science Institute, the operations center for the James Webb Space ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.DEC 21, 2022Space & Astronomy
The solar system has over 200 moons and exhibits some unique features, but one stands out as being extra weird. This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 17, 2022Space & Astronomy
A new study published in Nature Astronomy explains how the Southern Ring Nebula obtained its unique shape; the shape is ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.DEC 15, 2022Space & Astronomy
How dark is space? That’s a question that some astronomers are trying to answer. To do so, they sorted through 200 ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.DEC 14, 2022Space & Astronomy
When we think of large mountains or volcanoes, we often think of Mount Everest, which holds the distinction as being the ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 13, 2022Space & Astronomy
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Jupiter’s second Galilean satellite, Europa, is one of the most awe-inspiring planetary bodies in the entire solar ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters, a team of researchers led by the University of Iowa discuss ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 02, 2022Space & Astronomy
Unprecedented discoveries regarding exoplanet atmospheres have just been detailed in a series of new papers (links provi ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.DEC 02, 2022Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) keeps sending us fantastic pictures of our universe, but this time it was ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 26, 2022Space & Astronomy
In two connected studies published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, “Fundamental Science and Engin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 23, 2022Space & Astronomy
This image can easily be mistaken for a planetary nebula, but it is actually an image of a young star in the midst of fo ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.NOV 14, 2022Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth. This historic discovery has been published in the Mon ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.NOV 11, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international team of researchers led by the Carnegie Insti ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 06, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a pair of researchers examined topographic ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken not just one but two breathtaking images of the Pillars of Creation. Located in ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, a pair of researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) hav ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 02, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Image of Pan taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in March 2017. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) If
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
We previously explored Saturn's largest moon, Titan, but now we'll take a more up-close examination of this myst
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 26, 2022
Space & Astronomy
While there are over 200 moons in our solar system, only three exist around the inner terrestrial planets, and two belon
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 23, 2022
Space & Astronomy
When we think of geysers, some might immediately think of the geysers at Yellowstone National Park that shoot water hund
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Last week, astronomers gathered at the Space Telescope Science Institute, the operations center for the James Webb Space
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
DEC 21, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The solar system has over 200 moons and exhibits some unique features, but one stands out as being extra weird. This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A new study published in Nature Astronomy explains how the Southern Ring Nebula obtained its unique shape; the shape is
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
DEC 15, 2022
Space & Astronomy
How dark is space? That’s a question that some astronomers are trying to answer. To do so, they sorted through 200
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
DEC 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
When we think of large mountains or volcanoes, we often think of Mount Everest, which holds the distinction as being the
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 13, 2022
Space & Astronomy
What is astrobiology? Breaking it down, you see the word “astro” and you immediately rel
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 12, 2022
Technology
Climate change has significant impacts on the world around us. As our climate warms, the affects can be wide range, thou
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 11, 2022
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just reached a key milestone in its assembly. Ball Aerospace, an industri
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
DEC 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
What is the largest explosion you’ve ever heard of or seen? Is it fireworks? Rocket launches? Nuclear explosions?
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 05, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s second Galilean satellite, Europa, is one of the most awe-inspiring planetary bodies in the entire solar
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters, a team of researchers led by the University of Iowa discuss
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 02, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Unprecedented discoveries regarding exoplanet atmospheres have just been detailed in a series of new papers (links provi
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
DEC 02, 2022
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) keeps sending us fantastic pictures of our universe, but this time it was
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 26, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In two connected studies published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, “Fundamental Science and Engin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 23, 2022
Space & Astronomy
This image can easily be mistaken for a planetary nebula, but it is actually an image of a young star in the midst of fo
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
NOV 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth. This historic discovery has been published in the Mon
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
NOV 11, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international team of researchers led by the Carnegie Insti
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a pair of researchers examined topographic
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken not just one but two breathtaking images of the Pillars of Creation. Located in
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, a pair of researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) hav
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc