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Spacer: or outer space is the expanse that exists beyond the Earth and between celestial bodies. Outer space is the closest known approximation to a perfect vacuum. However, even the vacuum of space is not devoid of matter... It contains a few hydrogen atoms per cubic meter.
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AUG 02, 2020Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, researchers have knocked out a gene in a cephalopod for the first time.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2020Space & Astronomy
From analyzing ancient light emitted by the Big Bang, physicists have been able to provide a new estimate of the Earth&# ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 31, 2020Space & Astronomy
It’s commonly said that roughly half of all missions to Mars have succeeded- while roughly half have failed. But a ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Space & Astronomy
During a project sponsored by Space India and NASA, two schoolgirls aged 14 in the 10th grade discovered an asteroid nea ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The act of "dancing" is not limited to humans, as scientists recently discovered. According to a group of Holl ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
Research has shown that bacteria are more lethal and resistant to antibiotics when exposed to microgravity (a lack of gr ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
After five years of research, an international team over 100 astrophysicists from around 30 institutions worldwide has r ...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 LeitchJUL 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that humans and other terrestrial mammals might have trouble identifying and responding to mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2020Plants & Animals
When aggressive males led groups of fish in a complex task, those fish did poorly on the task compared to groups led by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2020Chemistry & Physics
William Gilbert, the British physicist and physician who experimentally verified the magnetic nature of our planet, cont ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 20, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists who inhabit the International Space Station (ISS) typically have 12-hour shifts. These include two and a half ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
The NEOWISE comet will get closest to Earth on July 22 and will begin to fade from view after that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
Russian cosmonaut, Oleg Kononenko, has successfully carried out an experiment to engineer human cartilage in microgravit ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 19, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Scientific Reports sheds light on how our planet’s water could have first come to be. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 18, 2020Space & Astronomy
New images from the Solar Orbiter, a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) that launched in Feb ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 14, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Radiometric dating is an effective method for determining the age of the material, whether a mineral or a piece of organ ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
The moon may have hosted an ocean of magma for 200 million years according to new findings- considerably longer than pre ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Did you know that mother of pearl - also called nacre - is not only stunningly beautiful but also one of the strongest m ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted a new kind of signal in space- four strange, circular objects. Three are particularly bright aro ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
After landing on the Moon, heading to Mars became the next logical step for space exploration. Some suggest that flying ...Written By: Annie Lennon
AUG 02, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, researchers have knocked out a gene in a cephalopod for the first time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
From analyzing ancient light emitted by the Big Bang, physicists have been able to provide a new estimate of the Earth&#
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
It’s commonly said that roughly half of all missions to Mars have succeeded- while roughly half have failed. But a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Space & Astronomy
During a project sponsored by Space India and NASA, two schoolgirls aged 14 in the 10th grade discovered an asteroid nea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The act of "dancing" is not limited to humans, as scientists recently discovered. According to a group of Holl
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Research has shown that bacteria are more lethal and resistant to antibiotics when exposed to microgravity (a lack of gr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
After five years of research, an international team over 100 astrophysicists from around 30 institutions worldwide has r
...
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
JUL 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that humans and other terrestrial mammals might have trouble identifying and responding to mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
When aggressive males led groups of fish in a complex task, those fish did poorly on the task compared to groups led by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
William Gilbert, the British physicist and physician who experimentally verified the magnetic nature of our planet, cont
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 20, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists who inhabit the International Space Station (ISS) typically have 12-hour shifts. These include two and a half
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The NEOWISE comet will get closest to Earth on July 22 and will begin to fade from view after that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Russian cosmonaut, Oleg Kononenko, has successfully carried out an experiment to engineer human cartilage in microgravit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Scientific Reports sheds light on how our planet’s water could have first come to be.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 18, 2020
Space & Astronomy
New images from the Solar Orbiter, a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) that launched in Feb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 14, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Radiometric dating is an effective method for determining the age of the material, whether a mineral or a piece of organ
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The moon may have hosted an ocean of magma for 200 million years according to new findings- considerably longer than pre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Did you know that mother of pearl - also called nacre - is not only stunningly beautiful but also one of the strongest m
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted a new kind of signal in space- four strange, circular objects. Three are particularly bright aro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
After landing on the Moon, heading to Mars became the next logical step for space exploration. Some suggest that flying
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon