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Mercury is the smallest planet in our nearby planetary group. It's somewhat greater than Earth's Moon. It is the nearest planet to the Sun, however it's really not the most sweltering. It's orbit around the sun takes just under 88 Earth days.
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JUN 16, 2022Space & Astronomy
India’s first liquid mirror telescope is up and running. It’s the first and largest liquid mercury telescope ...Written By: Hannah DanielMAR 17, 2022Space & Astronomy
Venus, the second planet from the Sun – The Deceptive Planet. Often known as the “morning star” and &l ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 10, 2022Space & Astronomy
Mercury, the first planet from the Sun - The Forgotten Planet. With the search for life beyond Earth primarily focusing ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2022Space & Astronomy
The discovery of new exoplanets (aka planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system) are becoming a common regular ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 07, 2022Health & Medicine
A recent meta-analysis of research studies published in Toxin Reviews found that cannabis plant absorption of heavy meta ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
Cigarette butts are routinely the most commonly found littered object during beach cleanups, probably due to their perce ...Written By: Samantha LottDEC 01, 2021Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 27, 2021Plants & Animals
Climate change is affecting our world in a range of ways. One key effect of climate change—rising temperatures&mda ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 01, 2021Chemistry & Physics
While our solar system is relatively calm and inert, some sun-like stars out there will literally eat the planets in the ...Written By: Hannah DanielJUL 20, 2021Space & Astronomy
On July 16, 1969 the Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral (Cape Kennedy) Florida. Four days later, astr ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanJUL 03, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers led by the University of Maryland have found that the sun's magnetic field is the reason behind the larg ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have identified a new kind of planet- an ‘ultrahot Neptune’, or a giant exoplanet that orbits its ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
New research has identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that are thought to have been active recently.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2020Health & Medicine
Two new studies examining the effects of recreational marujiana on road deaths have been published in the June issue of ...Written By: Angela DowdenAPR 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
At one point, the idea of colonizing another planet was merely science fiction. But as technology evolves and space agen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2020Earth & The Environment
A recent revision of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s cost-benefit analysis in support of a proposed r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 24, 2020Space & Astronomy
Our solar system is only one out of hundreds of stellar systems residing in the Milky Way galaxy. It’s comprised o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Mercury is the solar system’s smallest planet, and it’s also the one residing closest to the Sun. But while ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2020Cardiology
A meta-analysis was recently published in the British Medical Journal to try and understand if there was a link between ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days, or one full year. It does this while whizzing through the vacuum of space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaNOV 18, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Extinction doesn't just happen in the world of biology — it might also have to chemical elements. Our world of ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
Monday was a particularly exciting day for amateur astronomers. It was the day that the planet Mercury performed a visib ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Earthlings are in for some celestial eye candy on Monday, November 11th. Mercury, the smallest of the solar system&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2022
Space & Astronomy
India’s first liquid mirror telescope is up and running. It’s the first and largest liquid mercury telescope
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
MAR 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Venus, the second planet from the Sun – The Deceptive Planet. Often known as the “morning star” and &l
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Mercury, the first planet from the Sun - The Forgotten Planet. With the search for life beyond Earth primarily focusing
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The discovery of new exoplanets (aka planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system) are becoming a common regular
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recent meta-analysis of research studies published in Toxin Reviews found that cannabis plant absorption of heavy meta
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Cigarette butts are routinely the most commonly found littered object during beach cleanups, probably due to their perce
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
DEC 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 27, 2021
Plants & Animals
Climate change is affecting our world in a range of ways. One key effect of climate change—rising temperatures&mda
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 01, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
While our solar system is relatively calm and inert, some sun-like stars out there will literally eat the planets in the
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JUL 20, 2021
Space & Astronomy
On July 16, 1969 the Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral (Cape Kennedy) Florida. Four days later, astr
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
JUL 03, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers led by the University of Maryland have found that the sun's magnetic field is the reason behind the larg
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have identified a new kind of planet- an ‘ultrahot Neptune’, or a giant exoplanet that orbits its
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
New research has identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that are thought to have been active recently.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2020
Health & Medicine
Two new studies examining the effects of recreational marujiana on road deaths have been published in the June issue of
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
APR 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
At one point, the idea of colonizing another planet was merely science fiction. But as technology evolves and space agen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A recent revision of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s cost-benefit analysis in support of a proposed r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 24, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Our solar system is only one out of hundreds of stellar systems residing in the Milky Way galaxy. It’s comprised o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Mercury is the solar system’s smallest planet, and it’s also the one residing closest to the Sun. But while
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2020
Cardiology
A meta-analysis was recently published in the British Medical Journal to try and understand if there was a link between
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days, or one full year. It does this while whizzing through the vacuum of space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
NOV 18, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Extinction doesn't just happen in the world of biology — it might also have to chemical elements. Our world of
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Monday was a particularly exciting day for amateur astronomers. It was the day that the planet Mercury performed a visib
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Earthlings are in for some celestial eye candy on Monday, November 11th. Mercury, the smallest of the solar system&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard