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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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APR 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
So, we want to have a hydrogen fueled future, right? It's a truly clean fuel that doesn't emit CO2 when burned. It would ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In surprising new research on the evolution of different forms of photosynthesis, scientists have found that the prized ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientests may have identified and observed evidence a new type of celestial body: a binary black hole. Suvi Gezari, an ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 16, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
"The Butterfly Nebula shows what happens to a star at the end of its life, when it loses all of its gas and ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
When we think of going to Mars using a spacecraft with nuclear fusion engines, most of us think of science fiction, but ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
You may have heard recently that NASA has been planning a mission to land on an asteroid, capture a bolder, and put it i ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
In 2018, NASA will be sending a probe to orbit and study the Sun. The Solar Probe Plus, a craft about the size of a Toyo ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 05, 2015Space & Astronomy
As the European Rosetta spacecraft continues to explore Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it gradually gets closer to t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's groundbreaking science mission to retrieve a sample from an ancient space rock has moved closer to fruition. The ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
A bizarre crystal-like mineral recently found in a meteorite that crashed to Earth perhaps 15,000 years ago adds more su ...Written 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 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Four identical satellites which will study the interactions between solar winds and the Earth's magnetic fields blasted ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 12, 2015Space & Astronomy
The biggest moon in the solar system harbors a salty ocean beneath its frozen surface, according to a study that e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2015Earth & The Environment
Because of its direct connection to solar energy, harnessing the power and beauty of photosynthesis has captivated ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 10, 2015Videos
Spinning models of planets in our solar system demonstrate how much more is out there.Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 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 KimAUG 26, 2014Space & Astronomy
On February 13, 2013 a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia. Glowing 30 times brighter than the sun, the 500 kiloton ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 25, 2014Space & Astronomy
About 2,000 planets have been discovered to date, making the possibility of the existence of intelligent alien life seem ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAR 31, 2014Microbiology
The list of intersections of biological and man-made systems continues to grow, as researchers look at novel ways to enh ...MAR 14, 2014Chemistry & Physics
A couple of theoretical physicists have come up with an interesting and somewhat controversial variant of the meteorite- ...
APR 28, 2015
Earth & The Environment
So, we want to have a hydrogen fueled future, right? It's a truly clean fuel that doesn't emit CO2 when burned. It would
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 22, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
In surprising new research on the evolution of different forms of photosynthesis, scientists have found that the prized
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 21, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Scientests may have identified and observed evidence a new type of celestial body: a binary black hole. Suvi Gezari, an
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 16, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 15, 2015
Space & Astronomy
"The Butterfly Nebula shows what happens to a star at the end of its life, when it loses all of its gas and ...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 15, 2015
Space & Astronomy
When we think of going to Mars using a spacecraft with nuclear fusion engines, most of us think of science fiction, but
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 14, 2015
Space & Astronomy
You may have heard recently that NASA has been planning a mission to land on an asteroid, capture a bolder, and put it i
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 10, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In 2018, NASA will be sending a probe to orbit and study the Sun. The Solar Probe Plus, a craft about the size of a Toyo
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 09, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 05, 2015
Space & Astronomy
As the European Rosetta spacecraft continues to explore Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it gradually gets closer to t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 02, 2015
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 02, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's groundbreaking science mission to retrieve a sample from an ancient space rock has moved closer to fruition. The
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 21, 2015
Space & Astronomy
A bizarre crystal-like mineral recently found in a meteorite that crashed to Earth perhaps 15,000 years ago adds more su
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 19, 2015
Space & 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. Dunlop
MAR 14, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Four identical satellites which will study the interactions between solar winds and the Earth's magnetic fields blasted
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 12, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The biggest moon in the solar system harbors a salty ocean beneath its frozen surface, according to a study that e ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Because of its direct connection to solar energy, harnessing the power and beauty of photosynthesis has captivated ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 10, 2015
Videos
Spinning models of planets in our solar system demonstrate how much more is out there.
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Dawn spacecraft will have plenty of mysteries to investigate when it begins orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres next
...
Written By:
Don Cruikshank
FEB 19, 2015
Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 26, 2014
Space & Astronomy
On February 13, 2013 a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia. Glowing 30 times brighter than the sun, the 500 kiloton
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 25, 2014
Space & Astronomy
About 2,000 planets have been discovered to date, making the possibility of the existence of intelligent alien life seem
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAR 31, 2014
Microbiology
The list of intersections of biological and man-made systems continues to grow, as researchers look at novel ways to enh
...
MAR 14, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
A couple of theoretical physicists have come up with an interesting and somewhat controversial variant of the meteorite-
...