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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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JAN 27, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have discovered a ten billion-year-old planetary system. While two of its planets are gaseous, as would be e ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 24, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics gives new insight into the mystery behind how stars f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2021Space & Astronomy
In 2017, a giant exoplanet called WASP-107b was discovered orbiting a star called WASP-107, which is around 212 light ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2021Space & Astronomy
Having just one star in our solar system makes us an outlier in our galaxy. However, while most solar systems in the Mil ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 17, 2021Space & Astronomy
In his theory of general relativity, Einstein predicted that black holes harbor an enormous amount of energy. And now, r ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 13, 2021Space & Astronomy
For some time now, we have known of the 'Goldilocks zone'- a distance from the sun that leads to planets neither ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 13, 2021Space & Astronomy
We know that geysers like Old Faithful can erupt on a predictable schedule, and now researchers have learned more about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Chemistry & Physics
What exactly is a quasar? Astronomers define quasars as huge active galactic nuclei that house supermassive black holes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2021Immunology
COVID symptoms. “As it is often the case for pathogenic infections, the host immune system is a key player in vira ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 04, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that there were likely many intelligent alien civilizations sprawled across our galaxy billions o ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2020Chemistry & Physics
2020 was a chaotic, stressful year for most, but it did not stop innovative ideas and creative scientific thinking from ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 26, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 06, 2020Space & Astronomy
Nebulas are vast clouds of dust and gas that are remnants of exploded stars or in other cases, nurseries for where stars ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Since its formation, the Sun has been the main power source for all objects within its irradiation range, putting out 3. ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 27, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A common entity that connects everything from majestically looking galaxies and nebula to the enormously diversified bio ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
At the end of their life cycle, stars like our sun become 'white dwarfs'. Cooling over billions of years from th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
In 2004, the Blue Ring Nebula was first identified. It appeared as a faint gas blob with a star at its center and was un ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have found that the rings in Earth's ancient trees may hold evid ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists think they have witnessed the birth of a magnetar for the first time, when a massive burst of gamma rays took ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
As neurons fire, they enable us to think and move. They signal to one another where they meet at synapses, and at chemic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2020Chemistry & Physics
On August 4, a megascale explosion almost leveled half of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. At the center of the negl ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance to put the “mask debate&rdquo ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have identified a burst of cosmic radio waves- intense flashes of radio emission that last just a few millise ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have identified an exoplanet that appears to have an atmosphere composed of vaporized rock and oceans runnin ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JAN 27, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have discovered a ten billion-year-old planetary system. While two of its planets are gaseous, as would be e
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 24, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics gives new insight into the mystery behind how stars f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2021
Space & Astronomy
In 2017, a giant exoplanet called WASP-107b was discovered orbiting a star called WASP-107, which is around 212 light ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Having just one star in our solar system makes us an outlier in our galaxy. However, while most solar systems in the Mil
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 17, 2021
Space & Astronomy
In his theory of general relativity, Einstein predicted that black holes harbor an enormous amount of energy. And now, r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 13, 2021
Space & Astronomy
For some time now, we have known of the 'Goldilocks zone'- a distance from the sun that leads to planets neither
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 13, 2021
Space & Astronomy
We know that geysers like Old Faithful can erupt on a predictable schedule, and now researchers have learned more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
What exactly is a quasar? Astronomers define quasars as huge active galactic nuclei that house supermassive black holes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2021
Immunology
COVID symptoms. “As it is often the case for pathogenic infections, the host immune system is a key player in vira
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 04, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that there were likely many intelligent alien civilizations sprawled across our galaxy billions o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
2020 was a chaotic, stressful year for most, but it did not stop innovative ideas and creative scientific thinking from
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 06, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Nebulas are vast clouds of dust and gas that are remnants of exploded stars or in other cases, nurseries for where stars
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Since its formation, the Sun has been the main power source for all objects within its irradiation range, putting out 3.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 27, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A common entity that connects everything from majestically looking galaxies and nebula to the enormously diversified bio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
At the end of their life cycle, stars like our sun become 'white dwarfs'. Cooling over billions of years from th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
In 2004, the Blue Ring Nebula was first identified. It appeared as a faint gas blob with a star at its center and was un
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have found that the rings in Earth's ancient trees may hold evid
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists think they have witnessed the birth of a magnetar for the first time, when a massive burst of gamma rays took
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
As neurons fire, they enable us to think and move. They signal to one another where they meet at synapses, and at chemic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
On August 4, a megascale explosion almost leveled half of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. At the center of the negl
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance to put the “mask debate&rdquo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have identified a burst of cosmic radio waves- intense flashes of radio emission that last just a few millise
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have identified an exoplanet that appears to have an atmosphere composed of vaporized rock and oceans runnin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon