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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 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
Over the last several years, a distant system containing the star KIC 8462852 (also known as Tabby’s Star) has rec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine a casual lunch conversation inspiring a series of world-changing scientific projects and hypotheses? Thi ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 23, 2017Cardiology
Self-driving cars? How about self-healing heart cells? For a while scientists have been looking for ways to help heart c ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 22, 2017Videos
Have you ever stopped to wonder what the end of the universe might look like? Quantifying the end of the universe is dif ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2017Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A good night’s rest is essential for our general health and well-being. But for millions of Americans, the night&r ...AUG 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 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, 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 08, 2017Videos
We use lasers for a wide variety of applications, whether it's for watching our cats go crazy while trying to chase the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope as the space agency’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Researchers hailing from the University of Exeter have made a compelling discovery after pointing the Hubble Space Teles ...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 22, 2017Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history when it completed the primary goal of flying past Pluto in 2015, but the probe is far from fin ...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 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our genome, the sum total of our genetic material, contains the directions for building our bodies. Could 75% of it be j ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory and the Planetary Habitability Laboratory ( ...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 BouchardJUL 12, 2017Chemistry & Physics
On July 10, a team of researchers from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced that they confirm ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
While we understand the basic concept behind supernovae to be the final energetic stage of stellar life, there are a ton ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Over the last several years, a distant system containing the star KIC 8462852 (also known as Tabby’s Star) has rec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine a casual lunch conversation inspiring a series of world-changing scientific projects and hypotheses? Thi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 23, 2017
Cardiology
Self-driving cars? How about self-healing heart cells? For a while scientists have been looking for ways to help heart c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 22, 2017
Videos
Have you ever stopped to wonder what the end of the universe might look like? Quantifying the end of the universe is dif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2017
Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A good night’s rest is essential for our general health and well-being. But for millions of Americans, the night&r
...
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 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
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 08, 2017
Videos
We use lasers for a wide variety of applications, whether it's for watching our cats go crazy while trying to chase the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope as the space agency’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Researchers hailing from the University of Exeter have made a compelling discovery after pointing the Hubble Space Teles
...
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 22, 2017
Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history when it completed the primary goal of flying past Pluto in 2015, but the probe is far from fin
...
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 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our genome, the sum total of our genetic material, contains the directions for building our bodies. Could 75% of it be j
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory and the Planetary Habitability Laboratory (
...
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
JUL 12, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
On July 10, a team of researchers from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced that they confirm
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While we understand the basic concept behind supernovae to be the final energetic stage of stellar life, there are a ton
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard