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Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry which aired from September 8, 1966 through June 3, 1969, with a total of 79 episodes aired and 80 episodes produced. ... > more -
Supergiant
Supergiants are the most massive stars. Supergiants can have masses from 10 to 70 solar masses and brightness from 30,000 up to hundreds of thousands times the solar luminosity. They vary greatly in ... > more -
Militarisation of space
The militarisation of space1 is the placement and development of weaponry in outer space by the militaries of the ... > more -
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 -
Space debris
Space debris or orbital debris, also called space junk and space waste, are the objects in orbit around Earth created by man that no longer serve any useful purpose. They consist of everything from ... > more -
Torino Scale
The Torino Scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and ... > more -
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 -
Earth's magnetic field
Earth's magnetic field (and the surface magnetic field) is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the geographic north pole and the other near the geographic south pole. The locations of ... > more -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 to January 8, 1642), was an Italian physicist, astronomer, and philosopher who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. He has been referred to ... > more
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