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A star is a glowing, spherical astronomical object. Stars are held together by their own gravitational forces. The star closest to the Earth is the Sun.
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DEC 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval for a novel dru ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 01, 2021Space & Astronomy
A team of international researchers have observed the center of galaxy NGC 7727 and found two supermassive black holes ( ...Written By: Matthew LundyDEC 01, 2021Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 24, 2021Space & Astronomy
Scientists have announced the discovery of a huge number of new planets. The 301 newly identified exoplanets will join 4 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2021Plants & Animals
A new fossil attributed to the species Homo naledi has been discovered.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With time lapse photography, scientists have now learned more about the symmetry of sea stars. This work could tell us m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2021Space & Astronomy
Carl Sagan was born November 9, 1934, 87 years ago today. He would go on to become one of the most influential voices in ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 03, 2021Space & Astronomy
Exoplanets are planets that exist outside of our solar system, and until recently, they have only been found within the ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 21, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Gazing up at the night sky as a child, I loved to point out the satellites blinking in the night sky. Often, I could see ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 19, 2021Space & Astronomy
One of the most difficult aspects of studying space is that most things, on the astronomical scale, happen very slowly. ...Written By: Matthew LundyOCT 18, 2021Space & Astronomy
An unusual signal has been detected coming from center of the Milky Way - or that direction.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In 2020, scientists observed something incredible: they had measured a gamma-ray burst from a distant galaxy called GNz1 ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 05, 2021Space & Astronomy
Scientists were mystified by images obtained from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, which s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The chronic skin disease atopic dermatitis (AD) is estimated to affect about 15 percent of children worldwide, and for s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Space & Astronomy
Gamma rays have been observed in parts of the sky that seem to be 'empty,' so researchers have long-wondered about their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2021Space & Astronomy
Ultradiffuse galaxies are difficult to find because they aren't very bright since their stars are so far apart. They ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2021Chemistry & Physics
While our solar system is relatively calm and inert, some sun-like stars out there will literally eat the planets in the ...Written By: Hannah DanielAUG 30, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have identified five objects sitting on the border between very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs. The researc ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 26, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Sitting at 2.5 million light-years away, the Andromeda Galaxy is the closest galaxy to our own Milky Way. Since it&rsquo ...Written By: Hannah DanielAUG 19, 2021Chemistry & Physics
According to a Wednesday press release, physicists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), part of Lawrence Livermore N ...Written By: Matthew LundyAUG 19, 2021Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are gaining new insights on how our solar system was born from observations of a nearby star-forming region ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 18, 2021Space & Astronomy
The feeding patterns of black holes are directly correlated to their size. The corresponding study was published in ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 17, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in Physical Review Letters presents evidence for the creation of matter and antimatter from energy ...Written By: Matthew LundyAUG 16, 2021Space & Astronomy
Astronomers at the University of Pennsylvania have found an object that's on a trajectory that will take it past Saturni ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval for a novel dru
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
A team of international researchers have observed the center of galaxy NGC 7727 and found two supermassive black holes (
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
DEC 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 24, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have announced the discovery of a huge number of new planets. The 301 newly identified exoplanets will join 4
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
A new fossil attributed to the species Homo naledi has been discovered.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With time lapse photography, scientists have now learned more about the symmetry of sea stars. This work could tell us m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Carl Sagan was born November 9, 1934, 87 years ago today. He would go on to become one of the most influential voices in
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 03, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Exoplanets are planets that exist outside of our solar system, and until recently, they have only been found within the
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 21, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Gazing up at the night sky as a child, I loved to point out the satellites blinking in the night sky. Often, I could see
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 19, 2021
Space & Astronomy
One of the most difficult aspects of studying space is that most things, on the astronomical scale, happen very slowly.
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
OCT 18, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An unusual signal has been detected coming from center of the Milky Way - or that direction.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In 2020, scientists observed something incredible: they had measured a gamma-ray burst from a distant galaxy called GNz1
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 05, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Scientists were mystified by images obtained from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, which s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The chronic skin disease atopic dermatitis (AD) is estimated to affect about 15 percent of children worldwide, and for s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Gamma rays have been observed in parts of the sky that seem to be 'empty,' so researchers have long-wondered about their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Ultradiffuse galaxies are difficult to find because they aren't very bright since their stars are so far apart. They
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
While our solar system is relatively calm and inert, some sun-like stars out there will literally eat the planets in the
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 30, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have identified five objects sitting on the border between very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs. The researc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 26, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Sitting at 2.5 million light-years away, the Andromeda Galaxy is the closest galaxy to our own Milky Way. Since it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 19, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
According to a Wednesday press release, physicists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), part of Lawrence Livermore N
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 19, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are gaining new insights on how our solar system was born from observations of a nearby star-forming region
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 18, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The feeding patterns of black holes are directly correlated to their size. The corresponding study was published in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 17, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in Physical Review Letters presents evidence for the creation of matter and antimatter from energy
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 16, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers at the University of Pennsylvania have found an object that's on a trajectory that will take it past Saturni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch