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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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JUN 18, 2017Videos
We've all been warned about the harmful link between the sun's ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer. But did you know t ...JUN 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Looking for a realistic tan but don’t want to risk burning or skin cancer? Well here’s the best two-for-one ...JUN 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Ever got lost the woods? There are a few tricks that can help you find your way, for example the position of the sun in ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
Many of us take the Sun for granted as the big ball of light in the sky that produces the heat on Earth necessary for li ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
There’s usually a pretty distinct difference between planetary and stellar temperatures, but one exoplanet some 65 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2017Videos
Imagine a world where even agriculture is automated; now don't blink, because we've almost made it there. Concepts of au ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2017Videos
Have you ever felt bad for February? It's definitely the odd one out of the months with only 28, and sometimes 29, days. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 to space earlier this month with a previously-used commercial Dragon capsule attached to it. It b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2017Videos
A supernova is the violent and gigantic explosion of a star as it dies during the final stages in stellar evolution, and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are stumped by the unexplained Houdini act of what was once a distant star dubbed N6946-BH1. Originally foun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2017Technology
While everyone went about their daily lives as usual, China secretly flew a massive solar-powered drone high in the skie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Of all the planets orbiting the Sun, perhaps Mars is one of the most interesting. Not only is it more like Earth than an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
It previously made headlines that NASA is planning a mission for 2018 to launch a probe closer to the Sun than we ever h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2017Technology
Ceramics are very versatile materials, as they’re not only known for their heat resistance, but also their strong ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria have huge potential as specialized factories that can synthesize precious molecules.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2017Videos
The Sun is the closest star we have access to, and for that reason, most of what we know about stars today is based off ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA recently announced it would be expediting its mission to visit Psyche, a metallic asteroid floating around in the S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 30, 2017Videos
There is often much controversy over nuclear power because of the waste that the process generates. How to safely store ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA is planning to announce an unprecedented mission some this week in which the space agency will validate its interes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2017Videos
When we talk about efficiency in terms of power sources, what we are really trying to determine is the ratio of the usef ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 29, 2017Videos
Did you know that a three-planet alignment, called a conjunction, is actually quite common? It happens every two years o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 29, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Taurid Meteor Shower is a well-known event that happens every year in October and November, and people generally lik ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 26, 2017Videos
Can you imagine a world without ice? Even if you live in Florida with the sole intention of escaping icy winters, ice do ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2017
Videos
We've all been warned about the harmful link between the sun's ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer. But did you know t
...
JUN 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Looking for a realistic tan but don’t want to risk burning or skin cancer? Well here’s the best two-for-one
...
JUN 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Ever got lost the woods? There are a few tricks that can help you find your way, for example the position of the sun in
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Many of us take the Sun for granted as the big ball of light in the sky that produces the heat on Earth necessary for li
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There’s usually a pretty distinct difference between planetary and stellar temperatures, but one exoplanet some 65
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2017
Videos
Imagine a world where even agriculture is automated; now don't blink, because we've almost made it there. Concepts of au
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2017
Videos
Have you ever felt bad for February? It's definitely the odd one out of the months with only 28, and sometimes 29, days.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 to space earlier this month with a previously-used commercial Dragon capsule attached to it. It b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2017
Videos
A supernova is the violent and gigantic explosion of a star as it dies during the final stages in stellar evolution, and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are stumped by the unexplained Houdini act of what was once a distant star dubbed N6946-BH1. Originally foun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2017
Technology
While everyone went about their daily lives as usual, China secretly flew a massive solar-powered drone high in the skie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Of all the planets orbiting the Sun, perhaps Mars is one of the most interesting. Not only is it more like Earth than an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It previously made headlines that NASA is planning a mission for 2018 to launch a probe closer to the Sun than we ever h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2017
Technology
Ceramics are very versatile materials, as they’re not only known for their heat resistance, but also their strong
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria have huge potential as specialized factories that can synthesize precious molecules.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
The Sun is the closest star we have access to, and for that reason, most of what we know about stars today is based off
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA recently announced it would be expediting its mission to visit Psyche, a metallic asteroid floating around in the S
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 30, 2017
Videos
There is often much controversy over nuclear power because of the waste that the process generates. How to safely store
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA is planning to announce an unprecedented mission some this week in which the space agency will validate its interes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2017
Videos
When we talk about efficiency in terms of power sources, what we are really trying to determine is the ratio of the usef
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 29, 2017
Videos
Did you know that a three-planet alignment, called a conjunction, is actually quite common? It happens every two years o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 29, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Taurid Meteor Shower is a well-known event that happens every year in October and November, and people generally lik
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 26, 2017
Videos
Can you imagine a world without ice? Even if you live in Florida with the sole intention of escaping icy winters, ice do
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan