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• Black Holes
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  Gravitational wave

  In physics, in terms of a metric theory of gravitation, a gravitational wave is a fluctuation in the curvature of space-time which propagates as a wave, traveling outward from a moving object or ... > more
• Black Holes
  Astrophysics
  Cosmology
  Astronomy
  Big Bang
  Stars
   
  

  Stephen Hawking

  Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS (born 8 January 1942) is a theoretical physicist. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Gonville and ... > more
• Neptune
  Solar System
  Jupiter
  Astronomy
  Pluto
  Extrasolar Planets
   
  

  Neptune

  Neptune is the eighth and outermost planet in our solar system. It is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third-largest by mass; Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more ... > more
• Sun
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Solar Flare
  Astronomy
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Solstice

  The summer solstice is an astronomical term regarding the position of the sun in relation to the celestial equator. The summer solstice is the day of the year with the longest daylight period and ... > more
• Satellites
  Sports Science
  NASA
  Technology
  Acoustics
  Electronics
   
  

  Satellite television

  Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable ... > 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
• Solar System
  Saturn
  Moon
  Pluto
  Jupiter
  Astronomy
   
  

  Saturn's natural satellites

  Saturn is currently known to have 56 moons, many of which were discovered very recently, and 3 additional un-confirmed, hypothetical moons. However, a precise number of moons can never be given, as ... > more
• Astrophysics
  Cosmology
  Big Bang
  Dark Matter
  Astronomy
  Black Holes
   
  

  Big Bang

  The Big Bang is the cosmological model of the universe whose primary assertion is that the universe has expanded into its current state from a primordial condition of enormous density and ... > more
• Cosmic Rays
  Black Holes
  Space Telescopes
  Medical Technology
  Physics
  Optics
   
  

  Gamma ray

  Gamma rays are an energetic form of electromagnetic radiation produced by radioactive decay or other nuclear or subatomic processes such as electron-positron annihilation. Gamma rays form the ... > more
• Pluto
  Kuiper Belt
  Solar System
  Neptune
  Jupiter
  Astronomy
   
  

  Pluto

  Pluto, designated (134340) Pluto, in the Minor Planet Center catalogue, is the second-largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. It orbits between 29 and 49 AU from the Sun, and was the first ... > more

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