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• Northern Lights
  Space Exploration
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  Ion thruster

  An ion thruster (or ion drive), one of several types of spacecraft propulsion, uses beams of ions - electrically charged atoms or molecules - for propulsion. The precise method for accelerating the ... > more
• NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Space Station
  Astronomy
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  NASA

  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was established in 1958, is the agency responsible for the public space program of the United States of America. NASA's vision is "to ... > more
• Astronomy
  Cosmology
  Sun
  Extrasolar Planets
  Solar System
  Satellites
   
  

  Nicolaus Copernicus

  Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 - May 24, 1543) was the astronomer who formulated the first modern heliocentric theory of the solar system. His epochal text, De revolutionibus orbium ... > more
• Cosmic Rays
  Black Holes
  Detectors
  Space Telescopes
  Medical Technology
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  X-ray

  X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 0.1 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 to 3000 PHz. X-rays are primarily used for ... > more
• Optics
  Medical Technology
  Medical Devices
  Sports Science
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Doppler effect

  The Doppler effect, named after Christian Andreas Doppler, is the apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves. The ... > more
• Moon
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Space Probes
  NASA
  Astronomy
   

  Lunar space elevator

  A lunar space elevator (also called a moonstalk) is a proposed cable running from the surface of the Moon into space. It is similar in concept to the better known Earth space elevator idea (a cable ... > more
• Black Holes
  Space Station
  Astronomy
  Space Probes
  NASA
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  Spacetime

  In physics, spacetime is a model that combines 3-D space and 1-D time into a single construct called the space-time continuum (the 4th ... > more
• Astronomy
  Galaxies
  Cosmic Rays
  Black Holes
  Solar Flare
  Stars
   
  

  Light-year

  A light-year or lightyear (symbol: ly) is a unit of measurement of length, specifically the distance light travels in a vacuum in one year. While there is no authoritative decision on which year is ... > more
• Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Spintronics
  Quantum Computing
  Black Holes
  Graphene
   
  

  Quantum number

  A quantum number describes the energies of electrons in atoms. Each quantum number specifies the value of a conserved quantity in the dynamics of the quantum system. Since any quantum system can have ... > more
• Black Holes
  Astrophysics
  Astronomy
  Galaxies
  Cosmology
  Dark Matter
   
  

  Holographic principle

  The holographic principle is a property of quantum gravity theories which resolves the black hole information paradox within string theory. First proposed by Gerard 't Hooft, it was given a precise ... > more

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