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  Lunar space elevator

  A lunar space elevator (also called a moonstalk) is a proposed cable running from the surface of the Moon into space. It is similar in concept to the better known Earth space elevator idea (a cable ... > more
• NASA
  Space Telescopes
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  Hubble Deep Field

  The Hubble Deep Field (HDF) is an image of a small region of the sky, based on the results of a series of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope. The field is so small that only a few foreground ... > more
• Nebulae
  Stars
  Space Telescopes
  Astrophysics
  Galaxies
  NASA
   
  

  Orion Nebula

  The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a glowing emission nebula with a greenish hue and is situated below Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the ... > more
• Galaxies
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  Astrophysics
  Astronomy
  Space Telescopes
  Sun
   
  

  Cepheid variable

  A Cepheid variable or Cepheid is a member of a particular class of variable stars, notable for a fairly tight correlation between their period of variability and absolute luminosity. Since the ... > more
• Black Holes
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Galaxies
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  Solar Flare
   
  

  Black hole

  A black hole is a concentration of mass great enough that the force of gravity prevents anything from escaping it except through quantum tunnelling behaviour (known as Hawking Radiation). The ... > more
• Space Probes
  Space Exploration
  Space Station
  Astronomy
  NASA
  Space Missions
   
  

  Spacecraft propulsion

  Spacecraft propulsion is used to change the velocity of spacecraft and artificial satellites, or in short, to provide delta-v. There are many different methods. Each method has drawbacks and ... > more
• Galaxies
  Stars
  Astronomy
  Nebulae
  Astrophysics
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  Magellanic Clouds

  The two Magellanic Clouds are irregular dwarf galaxies orbiting our Milky Way galaxy, and thus are members of our Local Group of galaxies.The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and its neighbour and ... > more
• Galaxies
  Stars
  Eris (Xena)
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Kuiper Belt
   
  

  Local Group

  The Local Group (also called M31 group or the Andromeda group) is the group of galaxies that includes our galaxy, the Milky Way. The group comprises over 30 galaxies, with its gravitational center ... > more
• Quantum Physics
  Physics
  Cosmic Rays
  Detectors
  Astrophysics
  Black Holes
   
  

  Neutrino

  The neutrino is an elementary particle. It has half-integer spin and is therefore a fermion. All neutrinos observed to date have left-handed chirality. Although they had been considered massless for ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Physics
  Astrophysics
  Quantum Physics
  Thermodynamics
  Dark Matter
   
  

  Phase (matter)

  A phase is a set of states of a macroscopic physical system that have relatively uniform chemical composition and physical properties (i.e. density, crystal structure, index of refraction, and so ... > more

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