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• Solar Flare
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  Van Allen radiation belt

  The Van Allen radiation belt is a torus of energetic charged particles (i.e. a plasma) around Earth, trapped by Earth's magnetic field. When the belts "overload", particles strike the upper ... > more
• Earth Science
  Geology
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Stars
  Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
   
  

  Precession of the equinoxes

  The precession of the equinoxes refers to the precession of Earth's axis of rotation with respect to inertial space. The precession of the equinoxes is caused by the differential gravitational forces ... > more
• Stars
  Black Holes
  Nebulae
  Astrophysics
  Galaxies
  Extrasolar Planets
   
  

  Stellar evolution

  In astronomy, stellar evolution is the sequence of changes that a star undergoes during its lifetime; the hundreds of thousands, millions or billions of years during which it emits light and heat. ... > more
• Space Telescopes
  Space Exploration
  NASA
  Satellites
  Astronomy
  Cosmic Rays
   
  

  Telescope

  A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects. The term usually refers to optical telescopes, but there are telescopes for most of the spectrum of electromagnetic ... > more
• Black Holes
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Space Telescopes
  Galaxies
  Space Exploration
   
  

  Quasar

  A quasar is an astronomical source of electromagnetic energy, including light, which shows a very high redshift. The scientific consensus is that this high redshift is the result of Hubble's law. ... > more
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Atmosphere
  Earth Science
  Geology
  Mars
   
  

  Meteor

  A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earth's (or another body's) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. A meteor is a meteoroid that has entered the ... > more
• NASA
  Space Telescopes
  Space Exploration
  Galaxies
  Astrophysics
  Black Holes
   
  

  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
• Moon
  NASA
  Space Missions
  Space Exploration
  Space Station
  Astronomy
   
  

  Buzz Aldrin

  Colonel Buzz Aldrin, Sc.D (born January 20, 1930 as Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.) is an American pilot and astronaut who became the second human to set foot on the Moon (after Neil Armstrong) during the ... > more
• Space Station
  Space Missions
  ESA
  Space Exploration
  NASA
  Space Probes
   
  

  European Space Agency

  The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to exploration of space with currently 17 member states. ESA has ambitious space plans that may ... > more
• Astrophysics
  Stars
  Cosmology
  Black Holes
  Cosmic Rays
  Solar Flare
   
  

  Stellar nucleosynthesis

  Stellar nucleosynthesis is the collective term for the nuclear reactions taking place in stars to build the nuclei of the heavier elements. The processes involved began to be understood early in the ... > more

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