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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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MAY 20, 2017Videos
Ideally, most of the world wants to transition to renewable energy to reduce our dependence on energy sources that aren' ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2017Technology
The Sun produces more energy than anything else in our Solar System, and it does so through a process dubbed nuclear fus ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
Before something like the Solar System can be born, things in the general neighborhood start out as something known as a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2017Videos
Volcanoes are some of the most forceful objects on Earth that are produced by mother nature, and they can have huge impa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
While studying distant exoplanets from other systems, astronomers sometimes come across surprising discoveries about the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2017Videos
As summer approaches, more people will be outside enjoying the beach, a cookout or dip in the pool. It's prime time for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2017Videos
Solar power is a seemingly limitless form of renewable energy that produces zero emissions and is good for our environme ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
The formation of our Solar System leaves a lot of unanswered questions, but as we continue to study it in more detail wi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2017Technology
Germany has built what they are calling “the world’s largest artificial Sun,” which takes 149 powerful ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
You’ve never seen a black hole before. Everything you’ve come across on the Internet so far has only either ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been studying the mysterious breakup of asteroid P/2013 R3 for over three years, and while the reasonin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
The search for life in our universe, anywhere else besides Earth, continues to be a long and drawn-out process. So far, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
There’s renewed interest in a distant planetary body residing in our own Solar System called DeeDee (short for &ls ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
This April, Jupiter is in the midst of a stage known as opposition, during which it’s as close to Earth as it ever ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Kepler Space Telescope helps astronomers locate distant exoplanets, but they still appear fuzzy in the viewfinder be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
Most are probably familiar with the Northern Lights on Earth, which are known to the scientific community as the Aurora ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Recently published in Science Advances, a study from researchers from the University of Rochester, Carmala Garzione and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
Planet Nine is something that astronomers can’t do much more than predict at this point in time. While we’re ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
Half of a millennium ago, two young stars (dubbed protostars) located in the in the Orion constellation were gravitation ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
When scientists look for exoplanets, one type that stands out the most are terrestrial Earth-like exoplanets. Unlike gas ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2017Cancer
A recent research adds compelling reason for getting your daily fix of vitamin D. In addition to building bone strength, ...APR 05, 2017Videos
With summer coming, many people plan more time outdoors, at the pool or the beach and some want to rid themselves of the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 20, 2017
Videos
Ideally, most of the world wants to transition to renewable energy to reduce our dependence on energy sources that aren'
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2017
Technology
The Sun produces more energy than anything else in our Solar System, and it does so through a process dubbed nuclear fus
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Before something like the Solar System can be born, things in the general neighborhood start out as something known as a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2017
Videos
Volcanoes are some of the most forceful objects on Earth that are produced by mother nature, and they can have huge impa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While studying distant exoplanets from other systems, astronomers sometimes come across surprising discoveries about the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2017
Videos
As summer approaches, more people will be outside enjoying the beach, a cookout or dip in the pool. It's prime time for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2017
Videos
Solar power is a seemingly limitless form of renewable energy that produces zero emissions and is good for our environme
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The formation of our Solar System leaves a lot of unanswered questions, but as we continue to study it in more detail wi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2017
Technology
Germany has built what they are calling “the world’s largest artificial Sun,” which takes 149 powerful
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
You’ve never seen a black hole before. Everything you’ve come across on the Internet so far has only either
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been studying the mysterious breakup of asteroid P/2013 R3 for over three years, and while the reasonin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The search for life in our universe, anywhere else besides Earth, continues to be a long and drawn-out process. So far,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There’s renewed interest in a distant planetary body residing in our own Solar System called DeeDee (short for &ls
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
This April, Jupiter is in the midst of a stage known as opposition, during which it’s as close to Earth as it ever
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Kepler Space Telescope helps astronomers locate distant exoplanets, but they still appear fuzzy in the viewfinder be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Most are probably familiar with the Northern Lights on Earth, which are known to the scientific community as the Aurora
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Recently published in Science Advances, a study from researchers from the University of Rochester, Carmala Garzione and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Planet Nine is something that astronomers can’t do much more than predict at this point in time. While we’re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Half of a millennium ago, two young stars (dubbed protostars) located in the in the Orion constellation were gravitation
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When scientists look for exoplanets, one type that stands out the most are terrestrial Earth-like exoplanets. Unlike gas
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2017
Cancer
A recent research adds compelling reason for getting your daily fix of vitamin D. In addition to building bone strength,
...
APR 05, 2017
Videos
With summer coming, many people plan more time outdoors, at the pool or the beach and some want to rid themselves of the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim