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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 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
A nearby red supergiant star by the name of Betelgeuse has long been popular among astronomers, not only because of its ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2020Space & Astronomy
2019 was one of the most exciting years for space fans. Therefore it’s hard to believe that 2020 could bring ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaJAN 20, 2020Chemistry & Physics
In 1969, a meteorite crashed through the sky and landed near the small town of Murchison, Australia. Had shattered into ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered one of the solar system’s planets but was later downgraded to the status of ‘dwarf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 14, 2020Space & Astronomy
Jupiter, recognized by most as the largest known planet in our solar system, is a particularly interesting place. So int ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
While most people are familiar with the planets residing in our solar system from lessons taught back in grade school, i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2020Space & Astronomy
Humankind is getting closer to the ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars for scientific research, and then eventually ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
It’s officially 2020, and with that in mind, anyone paying attention to NASA’s launch schedule should know a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2019Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest World Magnetic Model (WMM) released by the NOAA's National Centres for Environmental I ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 18, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Not many share the same antagonistic view with Sabine Hossenfelder, the physicist who associates the current awkward sta ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days, or one full year. It does this while whizzing through the vacuum of space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s MAVEN mission, launched on November 18th, 2013, has been orbiting Mars and investigating the planet’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaDEC 03, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Rocket engines are expensive to build, and their speed and the distance of travel are also limited by their own weight a ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
Stars are easily observable in the night sky, either by the naked eye or with the aid of a powerful telescope, but while ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
Most people recognize Jupiter as the largest known planet in our solar system, but there’s another eccentric quali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2019Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our solar system, but even that isn’t the gas giant’s most discernibl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2019Space & Astronomy
There are so many stars in the modern universe that we couldn’t ever hope to count them all. Many are so distant f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
Far beyond the reach of the terrestrial and gas giant planets in our solar system exists an entirely different class of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
It’s been just over a year since JAXA’s renowned Hayabusa-2 mission arrived at asteroid 162173 Ryugu to stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Earthlings are in for some celestial eye candy on Monday, November 11th. Mercury, the smallest of the solar system&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
One of the most remarkable capabilities of living things is phototropism—in which living organisms track and move ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
New research reported in Nature has suggested that modern humans come from Southern Africa, where they lived for approxi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Juno mission, launched by NASA in 2011 to explore the fascinating Jovian system, finally arrived at its destination ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
A nearby red supergiant star by the name of Betelgeuse has long been popular among astronomers, not only because of its
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2020
Space & Astronomy
2019 was one of the most exciting years for space fans. Therefore it’s hard to believe that 2020 could bring
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
JAN 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
In 1969, a meteorite crashed through the sky and landed near the small town of Murchison, Australia. Had shattered into
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered one of the solar system’s planets but was later downgraded to the status of ‘dwarf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter, recognized by most as the largest known planet in our solar system, is a particularly interesting place. So int
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
While most people are familiar with the planets residing in our solar system from lessons taught back in grade school, i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Humankind is getting closer to the ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars for scientific research, and then eventually
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
It’s officially 2020, and with that in mind, anyone paying attention to NASA’s launch schedule should know a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest World Magnetic Model (WMM) released by the NOAA's National Centres for Environmental I
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 18, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Not many share the same antagonistic view with Sabine Hossenfelder, the physicist who associates the current awkward sta
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days, or one full year. It does this while whizzing through the vacuum of space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s MAVEN mission, launched on November 18th, 2013, has been orbiting Mars and investigating the planet’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
DEC 03, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Rocket engines are expensive to build, and their speed and the distance of travel are also limited by their own weight a
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Stars are easily observable in the night sky, either by the naked eye or with the aid of a powerful telescope, but while
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Most people recognize Jupiter as the largest known planet in our solar system, but there’s another eccentric quali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our solar system, but even that isn’t the gas giant’s most discernibl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2019
Space & Astronomy
There are so many stars in the modern universe that we couldn’t ever hope to count them all. Many are so distant f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Far beyond the reach of the terrestrial and gas giant planets in our solar system exists an entirely different class of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It’s been just over a year since JAXA’s renowned Hayabusa-2 mission arrived at asteroid 162173 Ryugu to stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Earthlings are in for some celestial eye candy on Monday, November 11th. Mercury, the smallest of the solar system&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
One of the most remarkable capabilities of living things is phototropism—in which living organisms track and move
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
New research reported in Nature has suggested that modern humans come from Southern Africa, where they lived for approxi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Juno mission, launched by NASA in 2011 to explore the fascinating Jovian system, finally arrived at its destination
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard