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• Astrophysics
  Optics
  Physics
  Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Graphene
   
  

  Spectroscopy

  Spectroscopy is the study of spectra, that is, the dependence of physical quantities on frequency. Spectroscopy is often used in physical and analytical chemistry for the identification of ... > more
• Solar Flare
  Sun
  Northern Lights
  Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Black Holes
  Satellites
   
  

  Magnetosphere

  A magnetosphere is the region around an astronomical object in which phenomena are dominated or organized by its magnetic field. Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere, as are the magnetized planets ... > more
• Solar Flare
  Sun
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Northern Lights
  Cosmic Rays
   
  

  Corona

  In astronomy, a corona is the luminous plasma "atmosphere" of the Sun or other celestial body, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also ... > more
• Space Telescopes
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Black Holes
  Astronomy
  Cosmic Rays
   
  

  Chandra X-ray Observatory

  Chandra X-ray Observatory is a satellite launched on STS-93 by NASA on July 23, 1999. It was named in honor of Indian-American physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar who is known for determining the ... > more
• Cosmology
  Astrophysics
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Big Bang
  Albert Einstein
   
  

  Physical cosmology

  Physical cosmology, as a branch of astrophysics, is the study of the large-scale structure of the universe and is concerned with fundamental questions about its formation and evolution. Cosmology ... > more
• Cosmology
  Cosmic Rays
  Astrophysics
  Big Bang
  Astronomy
  Black Holes
   
  

  Cosmic microwave background radiation

  In cosmology, the cosmic microwave background radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation discovered in 1965. It has a thermal black-body spectrum which peaks in the microwave range. Most ... > more
• Space Station
  Space Probes
  Space Exploration
  NASA
  Astronomy
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  Outer space

  Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. Outer space is used to distinguish it from airspace (and ... > more
• Sun
  Solar Flare
  Northern Lights
  Satellites
  Astronomy
  Solar System
   
  

  Geomagnetic storm

  A geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere. Associated with solar coronal mass ejections, coronal holes, or solar flares, a geomagnetic storm is caused by a solar ... > more
• Sun
  Solar Flare
  Astronomy
  Stars
  Solar System
  Northern Lights
   
  

  Sun

  The Sun is the spectral type G2V yellow star at the center of our solar system. About 5 million tons of matter is converted by the Sun's core into energy every second, producing neutrinos and solar ... > more
• Astrophysics
  Galaxies
  Cosmology
  Physics
  Black Holes
  Astronomy
   
  

  Redshift

  In physics and astronomy, redshift is an observed increase in the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation received by a detector compared to that emitted by the source. For visible light, red is the ... > more

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