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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 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 BouchardFEB 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
Antarctica has long been a common place to find meteorites, and while there are a lot of them residing there, we also se ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2017Videos
Solar technologists are continually striving to make solar panels more efficient in their energy-garnering powers. Smart ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 12, 2017Plants & Animals
New Zealand has experienced a massive pilot whale stranding on the 5km-long (three mile-long) beach called Farewell Spit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star that we can observe; unfortunately, it’s so bright that we can’t look directly a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Videos
In the almost two decades since the 21st century began, there have been rapid advances in renewable energy technology as ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
We often wonder what life and environmental conditions would be like on other planets. Scientists have speculated scenar ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
As stars reach the end of their lives, they explode. This is the process where the nuclear fusion going on inside of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2017Videos
For some people, biting into a perfect sun-ripened peach can lead to strange, itchy sensations in the mouth and throat. ...FEB 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
Unlike most of the planets in the Solar System, Pluto, which is actually a dwarf planet, has a moon dubbed Charon that&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The blueprint for our bodies is contained in our genes, but scientists have long wondered how our environment can in tur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
The moon is the brightest object in the night sky, often illuminating the planet with reflected light from the Sun, whic ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 25, 2017Videos
Did you know that the Earth is actually slowing down in its rotation? Studies show that its rotation has slowed about 17 ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
A star approximately 95 light years away from Earth, known to astronomers as HD 172555, could be vaporizing a myriad of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Big corporations like Apple and Facebook made headlines when they announced coverage for costs associated with elective ...JAN 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
Observing the heavens is not easy; the universe is vast, and the bigger we build our space observation equipment, the bi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2017Videos
Today might be a rainy day on my side of the world, but despite the weather we must continue to look towards sunnier day ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
While we are constantly monitoring the skies, and have a pretty good idea of the existence of a wide variety of space ro ...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
FEB 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Antarctica has long been a common place to find meteorites, and while there are a lot of them residing there, we also se
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2017
Videos
Solar technologists are continually striving to make solar panels more efficient in their energy-garnering powers. Smart
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
New Zealand has experienced a massive pilot whale stranding on the 5km-long (three mile-long) beach called Farewell Spit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star that we can observe; unfortunately, it’s so bright that we can’t look directly a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Videos
In the almost two decades since the 21st century began, there have been rapid advances in renewable energy technology as
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
We often wonder what life and environmental conditions would be like on other planets. Scientists have speculated scenar
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
As stars reach the end of their lives, they explode. This is the process where the nuclear fusion going on inside of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2017
Videos
For some people, biting into a perfect sun-ripened peach can lead to strange, itchy sensations in the mouth and throat.
...
FEB 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Unlike most of the planets in the Solar System, Pluto, which is actually a dwarf planet, has a moon dubbed Charon that&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The blueprint for our bodies is contained in our genes, but scientists have long wondered how our environment can in tur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The moon is the brightest object in the night sky, often illuminating the planet with reflected light from the Sun, whic
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 25, 2017
Videos
Did you know that the Earth is actually slowing down in its rotation? Studies show that its rotation has slowed about 17
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
A star approximately 95 light years away from Earth, known to astronomers as HD 172555, could be vaporizing a myriad of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Big corporations like Apple and Facebook made headlines when they announced coverage for costs associated with elective
...
JAN 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Observing the heavens is not easy; the universe is vast, and the bigger we build our space observation equipment, the bi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2017
Videos
Today might be a rainy day on my side of the world, but despite the weather we must continue to look towards sunnier day
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While we are constantly monitoring the skies, and have a pretty good idea of the existence of a wide variety of space ro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard