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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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APR 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA is constantly monitoring the Sun with the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which is an observation device built sp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the latest and greatest space telescope set to be launched into space since the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 30, 2017Videos
Aside from their iconic fiery mane, redheads are also often blessed with pale skin and plenty of freckles. With their fa ...MAR 30, 2017Videos
You know how your pipes freeze sometimes in the winter when it gets really, really cold? Well, trees are made up of wate ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 26, 2017Health & Medicine
Unlike other heart complications, cardiac arrest patients can be treated just as well by whoever is closest to the situa ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
Not so long ago Tesla released their novel technology, a residential power-storage solution called Powerwall that uses b ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2017Videos
Chances are you've never felt threatened that your mom might just gobble you up one day - at least not in the literal se ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
When precariously-perched rocky material on comet 67P’s Aswan cliff lost its balance and tumbled down from the top ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Almost three decades ago, astronomers were looking at a binary star system known as 47 Tuc X9, which resides around 14,8 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2017Videos
The sun dying is one of those ideas that seems so improbable that it's not even worth thinking about. But fast forwardin ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2017Videos
Ever know that volcanoes have a scale for how destructive they can be? It's called the Volcanic Explosivity Index and me ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
It’s always a challenge trying to look for objects that are orbiting the moon with optical equipment because the M ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Fans of Star Wars know exactly what we’re talking about when we mention Tatooine, the sandy desert-like planet tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 09, 2017Videos
When small whirlwinds or vortexes of air occur, you sometimes get the chance to experience what are known as dust devils ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2017Videos
On Earth, we can use the DNA from plants and animals to make a family tree, which allows us to see what's related and wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, but it was categorized as a dwarf planet back in 2006 by the International Astronomi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2017Videos
Ocean pollution tends to be a problem anywhere in the world, but sometimes we forget that our trash doesn't always wash ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are among some of the most misunderstood forces of nature in the universe. We understand that they’re ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Here on Earth, we have something called volcanoes. We think we understand them very well; they’re essentially vent ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are quite excited this week after announcing in a study in the journal Nature that a nearby star by the name ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
Among the many different kinds of things astronomers are looking for in the depths of space are blazars, which are essen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
There is a lot of interest in exploring two of our closest stellar neighbors, which happen to be Alpha and Proxima Centa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Northern Lights are normally seen in various high-latitude parts of the world, including polar regions and in the sk ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA is constantly monitoring the Sun with the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which is an observation device built sp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the latest and greatest space telescope set to be launched into space since the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 30, 2017
Videos
Aside from their iconic fiery mane, redheads are also often blessed with pale skin and plenty of freckles. With their fa
...
MAR 30, 2017
Videos
You know how your pipes freeze sometimes in the winter when it gets really, really cold? Well, trees are made up of wate
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
Unlike other heart complications, cardiac arrest patients can be treated just as well by whoever is closest to the situa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Not so long ago Tesla released their novel technology, a residential power-storage solution called Powerwall that uses b
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2017
Videos
Chances are you've never felt threatened that your mom might just gobble you up one day - at least not in the literal se
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When precariously-perched rocky material on comet 67P’s Aswan cliff lost its balance and tumbled down from the top
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Almost three decades ago, astronomers were looking at a binary star system known as 47 Tuc X9, which resides around 14,8
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2017
Videos
The sun dying is one of those ideas that seems so improbable that it's not even worth thinking about. But fast forwardin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2017
Videos
Ever know that volcanoes have a scale for how destructive they can be? It's called the Volcanic Explosivity Index and me
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It’s always a challenge trying to look for objects that are orbiting the moon with optical equipment because the M
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Fans of Star Wars know exactly what we’re talking about when we mention Tatooine, the sandy desert-like planet tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 09, 2017
Videos
When small whirlwinds or vortexes of air occur, you sometimes get the chance to experience what are known as dust devils
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2017
Videos
On Earth, we can use the DNA from plants and animals to make a family tree, which allows us to see what's related and wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, but it was categorized as a dwarf planet back in 2006 by the International Astronomi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2017
Videos
Ocean pollution tends to be a problem anywhere in the world, but sometimes we forget that our trash doesn't always wash
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are among some of the most misunderstood forces of nature in the universe. We understand that they’re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Here on Earth, we have something called volcanoes. We think we understand them very well; they’re essentially vent
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are quite excited this week after announcing in a study in the journal Nature that a nearby star by the name
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Among the many different kinds of things astronomers are looking for in the depths of space are blazars, which are essen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There is a lot of interest in exploring two of our closest stellar neighbors, which happen to be Alpha and Proxima Centa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Northern Lights are normally seen in various high-latitude parts of the world, including polar regions and in the sk
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard