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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 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
As astronomers gaze into the distance, they sometimes get a chance to observe interesting things as they happen. One of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 26, 2016Space & Astronomy
Despite the fact that NASA one day wants to have an occupied research facility on Mars for astronauts to temporarily set ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
Nine monstrous stars have been discovered in a distant star cluster, which has been given the name R136, by the Hubble S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2016Space & Astronomy
It seems like astronomers are able to detect new exoplanets somewhere in the universe every couple of weeks, and it cont ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
It’s not very often that astronomers get the chance to observe a star exploding in space. In fact, it’s even ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 15, 2016Chemistry & Physics
When the core of a massive star collapses, it can eject a jet of gas into space at nearly the speed of light. Collisions ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 10, 2016Plants & Animals
A pair of grey seal twin pups born in Norfolk, England may just be the first ever of their kind ever recorded in the his ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 10, 2016Neuroscience
World Cup soccer star Brandi Chastain is probably best known for whipping off her shirt in celebration of the US Women&r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 04, 2016Space & Astronomy
Although the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched into outer space in the 1990’s, is being set to be replace ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in our brain that surround neurons and neural circuits, protecting them from injury and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 02, 2016Neuroscience
“Beam me up, Scotty!” That’s something we are more used to hearing on Star Trek as opposed to in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which was originally launched to perform the duties it does today in 1990, is still ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2016Neuroscience
Almost every week there is another item in the news about head injuries in major league sports, most prominently t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 12, 2016Cardiology
For diabetics, the threat of a heart attack is much more ominous than non-diabetics, because their prognosis is much wor ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2016Space & Astronomy
Gravity waves are something that scientists have not been able to prove since Einstein’s theory of general relativ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2016Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope is the next major step up in space observation that will replace the Hubble Space Telesco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2016Videos
We're fans of the creative types of people who use their camera-equipped drones to capture amazing videos of nature and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2016Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2016Space & Astronomy
For the next month, sky gazers will get the opportunity see a rare event in the sky just before the crack of dawn each m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2016Space & Astronomy
A supernova is a rare event where a star nearing the end of its life explodes into a massive burst of bright light. Some ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2016Space & Astronomy
When the American Astronomical Society met recently in Florida, there was a great deal of attention surrounding a partic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 16, 2016Cardiology
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a disease without a cure that a thousand new Americans every year, requires numer ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 13, 2016Space & Astronomy
Have scientists just found the missing gravity waves that we’ve been searching for for more than a century since E ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
As astronomers gaze into the distance, they sometimes get a chance to observe interesting things as they happen. One of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Despite the fact that NASA one day wants to have an occupied research facility on Mars for astronauts to temporarily set
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Nine monstrous stars have been discovered in a distant star cluster, which has been given the name R136, by the Hubble S
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2016
Space & Astronomy
It seems like astronomers are able to detect new exoplanets somewhere in the universe every couple of weeks, and it cont
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
It’s not very often that astronomers get the chance to observe a star exploding in space. In fact, it’s even
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
When the core of a massive star collapses, it can eject a jet of gas into space at nearly the speed of light. Collisions
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
A pair of grey seal twin pups born in Norfolk, England may just be the first ever of their kind ever recorded in the his
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 10, 2016
Neuroscience
World Cup soccer star Brandi Chastain is probably best known for whipping off her shirt in celebration of the US Women&r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 04, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Although the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched into outer space in the 1990’s, is being set to be replace
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in our brain that surround neurons and neural circuits, protecting them from injury and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 02, 2016
Neuroscience
“Beam me up, Scotty!” That’s something we are more used to hearing on Star Trek as opposed to in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 01, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which was originally launched to perform the duties it does today in 1990, is still
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Almost every week there is another item in the news about head injuries in major league sports, most prominently t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 12, 2016
Cardiology
For diabetics, the threat of a heart attack is much more ominous than non-diabetics, because their prognosis is much wor
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Gravity waves are something that scientists have not been able to prove since Einstein’s theory of general relativ
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2016
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope is the next major step up in space observation that will replace the Hubble Space Telesco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2016
Videos
We're fans of the creative types of people who use their camera-equipped drones to capture amazing videos of nature and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2016
Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2016
Space & Astronomy
For the next month, sky gazers will get the opportunity see a rare event in the sky just before the crack of dawn each m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2016
Space & Astronomy
A supernova is a rare event where a star nearing the end of its life explodes into a massive burst of bright light. Some
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2016
Space & Astronomy
When the American Astronomical Society met recently in Florida, there was a great deal of attention surrounding a partic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 16, 2016
Cardiology
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a disease without a cure that a thousand new Americans every year, requires numer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 13, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Have scientists just found the missing gravity waves that we’ve been searching for for more than a century since E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard