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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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AUG 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Over the roughly 4.5 billion years of Earth's existence, there have been several periods were biodiversity has been near ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2020Space & Astronomy
A new study has found that carbon-foam spacecraft could fly between Earth and Alpha Centauri, the closest planetary syst ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Ohio State University have theorized that there may be more rogue planets (planets that don't orbit ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2020Space & Astronomy
Matt Caplan, a theoretical physicist at Illinois State University, has calculated when the last supernova will happen in ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2020Space & Astronomy
With the power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have identified a very young gala ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2020Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are enormous wells of gravity that bind galaxies together and emit bright X-ray beams. Known to ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 12, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Last Tuesday, twin explosions ruptured the sky of Beirut, the Lebanese capital city. The second blast's shockwave wa ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 02, 2020Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The act of "dancing" is not limited to humans, as scientists recently discovered. According to a group of Holl ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 24, 2020Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2020Chemistry & Physics
William Gilbert, the British physicist and physician who experimentally verified the magnetic nature of our planet, cont ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 17, 2020Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2020Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' "Star Rating" system compares the quality of care of hospit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted a new kind of signal in space- four strange, circular objects. Three are particularly bright aro ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 06, 2020Space & Astronomy
Fast radio bursts are intense pulses of energy that come from light years away, popping fir a few milliseconds before di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a planet with an exposed core. Known as TOI-849b, the finding could help us ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published in Frontiers in Marine Science paper describes the discovery of a soft coral garden in the waters off ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 29, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to send us incredible images of space. It has recently captured an image involving ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Since the first discovery thirteen years ago, fast radio bursts (FRBs), a type of short radio pulses, have been fascinat ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 25, 2020Space & Astronomy
An array of antennas in the US and Italy, known as the International LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, received some unusual rea ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 20, 2020Immunology
Microglia make up just a fraction of all the cells in the brain, but play a vital role in removing pathogens or damaged ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 17, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplements reports findings from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Expl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Over the roughly 4.5 billion years of Earth's existence, there have been several periods were biodiversity has been near
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2020
Space & Astronomy
A new study has found that carbon-foam spacecraft could fly between Earth and Alpha Centauri, the closest planetary syst
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Ohio State University have theorized that there may be more rogue planets (planets that don't orbit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Matt Caplan, a theoretical physicist at Illinois State University, has calculated when the last supernova will happen in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
With the power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have identified a very young gala
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are enormous wells of gravity that bind galaxies together and emit bright X-ray beams. Known to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 12, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Last Tuesday, twin explosions ruptured the sky of Beirut, the Lebanese capital city. The second blast's shockwave wa
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 02, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The act of "dancing" is not limited to humans, as scientists recently discovered. According to a group of Holl
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 24, 2020
Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
William Gilbert, the British physicist and physician who experimentally verified the magnetic nature of our planet, cont
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 17, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2020
Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' "Star Rating" system compares the quality of care of hospit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted a new kind of signal in space- four strange, circular objects. Three are particularly bright aro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 06, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Fast radio bursts are intense pulses of energy that come from light years away, popping fir a few milliseconds before di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a planet with an exposed core. Known as TOI-849b, the finding could help us
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published in Frontiers in Marine Science paper describes the discovery of a soft coral garden in the waters off
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 29, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to send us incredible images of space. It has recently captured an image involving
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Since the first discovery thirteen years ago, fast radio bursts (FRBs), a type of short radio pulses, have been fascinat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 25, 2020
Space & Astronomy
An array of antennas in the US and Italy, known as the International LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, received some unusual rea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 20, 2020
Immunology
Microglia make up just a fraction of all the cells in the brain, but play a vital role in removing pathogens or damaged
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 17, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplements reports findings from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Expl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan