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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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FEB 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
New images from NASA's NuSTAR and ESA's XMM-Newton have finally given astronomers proof that space winds coming from sup ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 09, 2015Videos
Amazing short video about our sun. Though it is sedate in comparison with other stars, our sun is a volatile neighbor, a ...Written By: Robert WoodardFEB 05, 2015Space & Astronomy
While not yet a reality, a team of scientists and students is working on a new space telescope, one they believe will be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology have found that a normal cell process is disrupted ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Despite having lost some of it's critical guidance systems, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope recently located a star with t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have always relied on simulations to map the universe and discover how galaxies are formed. While some of th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 30, 2014Space & Astronomy
Because it's so large some might think our galaxy, The Milky Way, is the only one out there or even nearby but that isn' ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 19, 2014Space & Astronomy
The possible existence of Earth-like binary planets was described and discussed recently at the American Astronomical So ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 11, 2014Space & Astronomy
A Houston based private astronaut training company has taken their mission one step further by partnering with a design ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 20, 2014Space & Astronomy
For centuries, every civilization on Earth has looked skyward to the sun and depended on it for energy, heat, light and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 02, 2014Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the word "galaxy" comes from the Greek work for milk because the night sky was so awash with stars tha ...Written By: Peter MicheliSEP 17, 2014Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 13, 2014Space & Astronomy
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has mostly been conducted by trying to detect electromagnetic radiat ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 25, 2014Space & Astronomy
About 2,000 planets have been discovered to date, making the possibility of the existence of intelligent alien life seem ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 26, 2014Space & Astronomy
In order to understand the star that produced a supernova that was discovered last year, researchers at the Weizmann Ins ...MAY 22, 2014Technology
People all over the world celebrated William Shakespeare's 450th birthday on April 23, 2014. As with many things having ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 29, 2014Videos
New earth-like planet discovered, Kepler 186F, in a habitable zone orbiting a new star, discovered from the Kepler missi ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 14, 2014Chemistry & Physics
A couple of theoretical physicists have come up with an interesting and somewhat controversial variant of the meteorite- ...DEC 08, 2013Space & Astronomy
Though Hubble's findings have astronomers thrilled, there is a catch: none of the five worlds are hospitable for life in ...DEC 08, 2013Space & Astronomy
Despite its aging technology, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to produce breakthrough discoveries in astronomy and ...SEP 17, 2013Videos
Photographer Roman Vishniac is perhaps best-known for documenting Jewish communities in Eastern Europe before World War ...Written By: Jennifer Ellis
FEB 23, 2015
Space & Astronomy
New images from NASA's NuSTAR and ESA's XMM-Newton have finally given astronomers proof that space winds coming from sup
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 09, 2015
Videos
Amazing short video about our sun. Though it is sedate in comparison with other stars, our sun is a volatile neighbor, a
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
FEB 05, 2015
Space & Astronomy
While not yet a reality, a team of scientists and students is working on a new space telescope, one they believe will be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology have found that a normal cell process is disrupted
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 26, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Despite having lost some of it's critical guidance systems, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope recently located a star with t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have always relied on simulations to map the universe and discover how galaxies are formed. While some of th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 30, 2014
Space & Astronomy
Because it's so large some might think our galaxy, The Milky Way, is the only one out there or even nearby but that isn'
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 19, 2014
Space & Astronomy
The possible existence of Earth-like binary planets was described and discussed recently at the American Astronomical So
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 11, 2014
Space & Astronomy
A Houston based private astronaut training company has taken their mission one step further by partnering with a design
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 20, 2014
Space & Astronomy
For centuries, every civilization on Earth has looked skyward to the sun and depended on it for energy, heat, light and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 02, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the word "galaxy" comes from the Greek work for milk because the night sky was so awash with stars tha
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
SEP 17, 2014
Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 13, 2014
Space & Astronomy
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has mostly been conducted by trying to detect electromagnetic radiat
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 25, 2014
Space & Astronomy
About 2,000 planets have been discovered to date, making the possibility of the existence of intelligent alien life seem
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAY 26, 2014
Space & Astronomy
In order to understand the star that produced a supernova that was discovered last year, researchers at the Weizmann Ins
...
MAY 22, 2014
Technology
People all over the world celebrated William Shakespeare's 450th birthday on April 23, 2014. As with many things having
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 29, 2014
Videos
New earth-like planet discovered, Kepler 186F, in a habitable zone orbiting a new star, discovered from the Kepler missi
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 14, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
A couple of theoretical physicists have come up with an interesting and somewhat controversial variant of the meteorite-
...
DEC 08, 2013
Space & Astronomy
Though Hubble's findings have astronomers thrilled, there is a catch: none of the five worlds are hospitable for life in
...
DEC 08, 2013
Space & Astronomy
Despite its aging technology, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to produce breakthrough discoveries in astronomy and
...
SEP 17, 2013
Videos
Photographer Roman Vishniac is perhaps best-known for documenting Jewish communities in Eastern Europe before World War
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis