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Sun: is a star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process. It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth.
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FEB 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Orbiting the nearby star Proxima Centauri is an Earth-like exoplanet called Proxima b. Planetary scientists have marvele ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2018Space & Astronomy
Out of the dozens of moons that orbit Saturn, Titan is perhaps one of the most interesting. Not only is it the largest o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 21, 2018Space & Astronomy
Supernovae are massive stellar explosions that mark the end of a star’s life cycle. They occur randomly and withou ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
Given the Sun’s importance in our solar system, NASA spends a considerable amount of time studying it with the Sol ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2018Space & Astronomy
After what felt like eons of hype, SpaceX officially launched its Falcon Heavy mega-rocket from launch pad 39A in Cape C ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Using telescopes, scientists can observe the light and radiation emission from the surface of stars. But how do we ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 29, 2018Space & Astronomy
Depending on where you live, you just might be in for a special treat if you stare into the pre-morning skies on Wednesd ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunshine is known to be beneficial to our health in moderation, and scientists have discovered something surprising abou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
Although astronomers might discover new exoplanets orbiting distant stars all the time, it’s not as simple to disc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 03, 2018Videos
The Sun is an integral part of what makes life possible on Earth, but like almost anything else, it won't last forever. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Since the Star Wars series first appeared four decades ago, it has ignited a storm of sci-fi culture and captivated the ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 27, 2017Videos
Beyond Neptune is a unique region of our solar system known as the Kuiper Belt. This particular area of space is a lot l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 25, 2017Videos
While artificial intelligence is a big part of some research projects in neuroscience and could be the way forward in tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 21, 2017Earth & The Environment
You probably know that darker colors absorb more heat. Ever walked barefoot on a blacktop in the summer sun? Ouch! Well ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 20, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 19, 2017Videos
2018 will be a big year for NASA, and to help explain why, the space agency compiled the following video outlining some ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
Just around two months ago, a cigar-shaped space rock that astronomers say originated from another stellar system came z ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 14, 2017Videos
Kepler-90 is a distant star system residing around 2,545 light years away from us that NASA now contends has our solar s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 14, 2017Cancer
Among all the health hazards that come with the job, firefighters may now also have to worry about melanoma. In a recent ...DEC 13, 2017Technology
Emojis were developed in response to a desire to express more emotion succinctly in text-based content.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
After sifting through oodles of astronomical data accumulated during three separate large area surveys, astronomers beli ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2017Cancer
One of the most common drugs taken for high blood pressure could be raising the risk of skin cancers by seven times, acc ...DEC 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
The heart of the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now on the move once again after NASA opened the door on ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Orbiting the nearby star Proxima Centauri is an Earth-like exoplanet called Proxima b. Planetary scientists have marvele
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Out of the dozens of moons that orbit Saturn, Titan is perhaps one of the most interesting. Not only is it the largest o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Supernovae are massive stellar explosions that mark the end of a star’s life cycle. They occur randomly and withou
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Given the Sun’s importance in our solar system, NASA spends a considerable amount of time studying it with the Sol
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
After what felt like eons of hype, SpaceX officially launched its Falcon Heavy mega-rocket from launch pad 39A in Cape C
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Using telescopes, scientists can observe the light and radiation emission from the surface of stars. But how do we
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 29, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Depending on where you live, you just might be in for a special treat if you stare into the pre-morning skies on Wednesd
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunshine is known to be beneficial to our health in moderation, and scientists have discovered something surprising abou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Although astronomers might discover new exoplanets orbiting distant stars all the time, it’s not as simple to disc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 03, 2018
Videos
The Sun is an integral part of what makes life possible on Earth, but like almost anything else, it won't last forever.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Since the Star Wars series first appeared four decades ago, it has ignited a storm of sci-fi culture and captivated the
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 27, 2017
Videos
Beyond Neptune is a unique region of our solar system known as the Kuiper Belt. This particular area of space is a lot l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 25, 2017
Videos
While artificial intelligence is a big part of some research projects in neuroscience and could be the way forward in tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 21, 2017
Earth & The Environment
You probably know that darker colors absorb more heat. Ever walked barefoot on a blacktop in the summer sun? Ouch! Well
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 20, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 19, 2017
Videos
2018 will be a big year for NASA, and to help explain why, the space agency compiled the following video outlining some
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Just around two months ago, a cigar-shaped space rock that astronomers say originated from another stellar system came z
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2017
Videos
Kepler-90 is a distant star system residing around 2,545 light years away from us that NASA now contends has our solar s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2017
Cancer
Among all the health hazards that come with the job, firefighters may now also have to worry about melanoma. In a recent
...
DEC 13, 2017
Technology
Emojis were developed in response to a desire to express more emotion succinctly in text-based content.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
After sifting through oodles of astronomical data accumulated during three separate large area surveys, astronomers beli
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2017
Cancer
One of the most common drugs taken for high blood pressure could be raising the risk of skin cancers by seven times, acc
...
DEC 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The heart of the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now on the move once again after NASA opened the door on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard