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• Sun
  Solar Flare
  Astronomy
  Solar System
  Stars
  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
• Space Telescopes
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Cosmic Rays
  Black Holes
  Astronomy
   
  

  Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

  The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) was the second of the NASA "Great Observatories" to be launched to space, following the Hubble Space Telescope. The observatory was launched on the Space ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Astrophysics
  Fuel Cells
  Organic Chemistry
  Galaxies
  Chemistry
   
  

  Hydrogen

  Hydrogen is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol H and atomic number 1. At standard temperature and pressure it is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, univalent, tasteless, ... > more
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  NASA
  Mars
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Pluto
   
  

  Torino Scale

  The Torino Scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids 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
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Solar System
  NASA
  Astronomy
  Pluto
  Moon
   
  

  Near-Earth object

  Near-Earth objects (NEO) are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earth's orbit and which may therefore pose a collision danger. Due to their size and proximity, NEOs are ... > more
• Galaxies
  Stars
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Black Holes
  Extrasolar Planets
   
  

  Globular cluster

  A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galactic core as a satellite. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, which gives them their spherical shapes and ... > more
• Mars
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Solar System
  Space Probes
   
  

  Mars Exploration Rover

  NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an unmanned Mars exploration mission that sent two robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology. Primary among the ... > more
• Jupiter
  Solar System
  Moon
  Pluto
  Kuiper Belt
  Astronomy
   
  

  Jupiter's natural satellites

  Jupiter has 63 known natural satellites. Although claims are made for the observation of one of Jupiter's moons by Chinese astronomer Gan De in 364 BC, the first certain observations of Jupiter's ... > more
• Moon
  Solar System
  Pluto
  Space Missions
  NASA
  Jupiter
   
  

  Moon

  The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,399 kilometres (238,854 mi), which is about 30 times the diameter of the Earth. At this distance, it ... > more

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