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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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SEP 04, 2017Videos
Humans have explored the solar system for decades with various kinds of spacecraft. Some were designed to orbit the Eart ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
While we know that Saturn has some of the most robust planetary rings of any other planet in the solar system, one thing ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA has hyped up the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) since its inception, but only as the telescope nears completion ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Don’t panic, but a massive asteroid more than 2.7 miles across is about to get up-close and personal to the Earth. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
All the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun while independently rotating in one direction or another at various sp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2017Cardiology
NASA’s exploration into the effects of solar storms and supernovas on astronauts in space gives new meaning to the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2017Videos
People typically think of a 'moon' as a natural secondary object orbiting a planet that orbits a host star. For example, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
TRAPPIST-1 has been somewhat of a cosmic mystery since its deepest and darkest exoplanetary secrets were unveiled earlie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA is asking for your help in determining what we should say to the Voyager 1 spacecraft on the 40th anniversary of it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
If there was any doubt that humans are driving climate change, this new study published in Geophysical Research Letters ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Compared to the innermost planets in the solar system, which are smaller and rockier, the outermost planets are larger a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 10, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft launched from Earth’s surface 20 years ago, and it reached its destination at Satu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon Heavy rocket is the next step forward towards increasing our footprint in the solar syste ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Space exploration is becoming a staple of modern science, which means we’re sending more landers and satellites in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
Earth is a unique planet; not only does it support life, but it hosts vast liquid water oceans that cover two-thirds of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2017Videos
Tabby's star (KIC 8462852) has been getting a lot of attention over the last few years. Some people legitimately think a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
It’s nothing new for astronomers to find a new planet outside of our solar system; these are commonly referred to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Cassini spacecraft is carrying out its Grand Finale mission. This task involves sending the probe in between Saturn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope does more than just observe the distant cosmos; it also peeks at the nearby objects ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
It's not uncommon for astronomers to come across hot Jupiter-like exoplanets while surveying other star systems thro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
Sunspots are dark spots that appear on the Sun from time to time. They are caused by fluctuations in the Sun’s mag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Sun resides at the very center our solar system, and it’s the only star we can observe up close. Besides the S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are on the lookout for terrestrial Earth-like exoplanets in other star systems that could potentially suppor ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2017
Videos
Humans have explored the solar system for decades with various kinds of spacecraft. Some were designed to orbit the Eart
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While we know that Saturn has some of the most robust planetary rings of any other planet in the solar system, one thing
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA has hyped up the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) since its inception, but only as the telescope nears completion
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Don’t panic, but a massive asteroid more than 2.7 miles across is about to get up-close and personal to the Earth.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
All the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun while independently rotating in one direction or another at various sp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2017
Cardiology
NASA’s exploration into the effects of solar storms and supernovas on astronauts in space gives new meaning to the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Videos
People typically think of a 'moon' as a natural secondary object orbiting a planet that orbits a host star. For example,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
TRAPPIST-1 has been somewhat of a cosmic mystery since its deepest and darkest exoplanetary secrets were unveiled earlie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA is asking for your help in determining what we should say to the Voyager 1 spacecraft on the 40th anniversary of it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If there was any doubt that humans are driving climate change, this new study published in Geophysical Research Letters
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Compared to the innermost planets in the solar system, which are smaller and rockier, the outermost planets are larger a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 10, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft launched from Earth’s surface 20 years ago, and it reached its destination at Satu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon Heavy rocket is the next step forward towards increasing our footprint in the solar syste
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Space exploration is becoming a staple of modern science, which means we’re sending more landers and satellites in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Earth is a unique planet; not only does it support life, but it hosts vast liquid water oceans that cover two-thirds of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2017
Videos
Tabby's star (KIC 8462852) has been getting a lot of attention over the last few years. Some people legitimately think a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It’s nothing new for astronomers to find a new planet outside of our solar system; these are commonly referred to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Cassini spacecraft is carrying out its Grand Finale mission. This task involves sending the probe in between Saturn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope does more than just observe the distant cosmos; it also peeks at the nearby objects
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It's not uncommon for astronomers to come across hot Jupiter-like exoplanets while surveying other star systems thro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Sunspots are dark spots that appear on the Sun from time to time. They are caused by fluctuations in the Sun’s mag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun resides at the very center our solar system, and it’s the only star we can observe up close. Besides the S
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are on the lookout for terrestrial Earth-like exoplanets in other star systems that could potentially suppor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard