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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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MAR 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Almost three decades ago, astronomers were looking at a binary star system known as 47 Tuc X9, which resides around 14,8 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Trappist-1 system has a lot of scientists very excited about the future of space exploration because it was recently ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are incredibly unique and misunderstood forces of nature. Their gravitational forces are extremely powerful; ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Fans of Star Wars know exactly what we’re talking about when we mention Tatooine, the sandy desert-like planet tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
While the universe is vast, we are always poking our noses around in our neighboring star systems in an attempt to find ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
There exists a type of star so rare that only 7 of them are known to exist in our Milky Way galaxy, and one of those was ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2017Videos
On Earth, we can use the DNA from plants and animals to make a family tree, which allows us to see what's related and wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
The answer to the question of how planets are formed has eluded scientists for years, but there may finally be a light a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, but it was categorized as a dwarf planet back in 2006 by the International Astronomi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are among some of the most misunderstood forces of nature in the universe. We understand that they’re ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are some of the universe’s strongest sources of gravitational forces. They are so powerful that they c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are quite excited this week after announcing in a study in the journal Nature that a nearby star by the name ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
There is a lot of interest in exploring two of our closest stellar neighbors, which happen to be Alpha and Proxima Centa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Any time we are able to discover water anywhere in the universe besides Earth, it’s a pretty spectacular finding. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star that we can observe; unfortunately, it’s so bright that we can’t look directly a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
Pulsars are one of the things astronomers have a hard time understanding. We have a pretty good idea of what they are, b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
As stars reach the end of their lives, they explode. This is the process where the nuclear fusion going on inside of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been looking for traces of life on other planets for decades. The fact that it’s highly probable ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Milky Way is full of stars; some are closer to our Solar System than others, but some of the most distant that still ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
Because the universe is so vast, examining it up close and in person with the processing power of a single computer is a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
A star approximately 95 light years away from Earth, known to astronomers as HD 172555, could be vaporizing a myriad of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2017Plants & Animals
New animal species are popping up in the wilderness all the time, many of which have probably been there for a really lo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
You probably remember the Breakthrough Starshot initiative, which was proposed by billionaire Yuri Milner and astrophysi ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Almost three decades ago, astronomers were looking at a binary star system known as 47 Tuc X9, which resides around 14,8
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Trappist-1 system has a lot of scientists very excited about the future of space exploration because it was recently
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are incredibly unique and misunderstood forces of nature. Their gravitational forces are extremely powerful;
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Fans of Star Wars know exactly what we’re talking about when we mention Tatooine, the sandy desert-like planet tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While the universe is vast, we are always poking our noses around in our neighboring star systems in an attempt to find
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There exists a type of star so rare that only 7 of them are known to exist in our Milky Way galaxy, and one of those was
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2017
Videos
On Earth, we can use the DNA from plants and animals to make a family tree, which allows us to see what's related and wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The answer to the question of how planets are formed has eluded scientists for years, but there may finally be a light a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, but it was categorized as a dwarf planet back in 2006 by the International Astronomi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are among some of the most misunderstood forces of nature in the universe. We understand that they’re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are some of the universe’s strongest sources of gravitational forces. They are so powerful that they c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are quite excited this week after announcing in a study in the journal Nature that a nearby star by the name
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There is a lot of interest in exploring two of our closest stellar neighbors, which happen to be Alpha and Proxima Centa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Any time we are able to discover water anywhere in the universe besides Earth, it’s a pretty spectacular finding.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star that we can observe; unfortunately, it’s so bright that we can’t look directly a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Pulsars are one of the things astronomers have a hard time understanding. We have a pretty good idea of what they are, b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
As stars reach the end of their lives, they explode. This is the process where the nuclear fusion going on inside of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been looking for traces of life on other planets for decades. The fact that it’s highly probable
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Milky Way is full of stars; some are closer to our Solar System than others, but some of the most distant that still
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Because the universe is so vast, examining it up close and in person with the processing power of a single computer is a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
A star approximately 95 light years away from Earth, known to astronomers as HD 172555, could be vaporizing a myriad of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
New animal species are popping up in the wilderness all the time, many of which have probably been there for a really lo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
You probably remember the Breakthrough Starshot initiative, which was proposed by billionaire Yuri Milner and astrophysi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard