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- In astronomy, a transit (or astronomical transit) is the passage of a celestial body directly between a larger body and the observer. As viewed from a...17 KB (1,926 words) - 00:47, 11 August 2023
The lunar maria (/ˈmæri.ə/ MARR-ee-ə; sg. mare /ˈmɑːreɪ, -i/ MAR-ay, MAR-ee) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by lava flowing into...16 KB (1,676 words) - 08:23, 22 July 2024
In 1944, Walter Baade categorized groups of stars within the Milky Way into stellar populations. In the abstract of the article by Baade, he recognizes...35 KB (3,548 words) - 20:55, 18 July 2024- The magnetospheric eternally collapsing object (MECO) is an alternative model for black holes initially proposed by Indian scientist Abhas Mitra in 1998...10 KB (1,170 words) - 20:08, 15 June 2024
As of 2023[update], SpaceX operates four launch facilities: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex...62 KB (6,008 words) - 17:56, 10 July 2024
Delta2 Lyrae (δ2 Lyr) is a 4th magnitude star in the constellation Lyra, approximately 770 light years away from Earth. It is one of the M4II spectral...11 KB (935 words) - 16:20, 2 July 2024- 20461 Dioretsa /daɪ.əˈrɛtsə/ is a centaur and damocloid on a retrograde, cometary-like orbit from the outer Solar System. It was discovered on 8 June 1999...9 KB (634 words) - 04:18, 11 April 2024
- A cold trap is a concept in planetary sciences that describes an area cold enough to freeze (trap) volatiles. Cold-traps can exist on the surfaces of airless...12 KB (1,610 words) - 06:14, 24 August 2023
- 4276 Clifford, provisional designation1981 XA is an asteroid and sizable Mars-crosser from the innermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.4...7 KB (499 words) - 01:51, 26 December 2023