Universe A-Z

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Interstellar

 

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Jackson's Star

"A historical name for the star Eta Carinae, a massive and highly unstable star in the Carina Nebula."

 

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Karoo Project

Karoo project will unlock universe’s mysteries - South African Radio Astronomy Observatory - SARAO

Related posts: HERA telescope in the Karoo gets $9.5 million funding injection to view the Universe’s first stars and galaxies A new window to see hidden side of magnetized Universe

www.sarao.ac.za

 

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LaGrange Cloud

Lagrange Cloud

A dense accumulation of gas fixed in place at a Lagrange point, where the combined gravitational forces of multiple bodies create a stable region. — In-Game Description A Lagrange Cloud is a form of Notable Stellar Phenomena. Using the Full Spectrum System Scanner, they can be found at the...

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Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth.

Messier 106 - Wikipedia

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Neptune

 

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Osiris
Planet Osiris, Pegasus Constellation
HD 209458 b

Planet Osiris HD 209458 b Pegasus Constellation

 

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Pole Star

Polaris:

"A pole star is a visible star that is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of an astronomical body; that is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of the celestial poles. On Earth, a pole star would lie directly overhead when viewed from the North or the South Pole." Wikipedia

 

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Q0957+561, Quasar ,The Twin Quasar is a single quasar whose appearance is distorted by the gravity of another galaxy much closer to Earth along the same line of sight.

Twin Quasar - Wikipedia

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Stellar Nucleosynthesis

Stellar Nucleosynthesis: Where Did Heavy Elements Come From?

Radiation from pulsar PSR B1509-58, a rapidly spinning neutron star, makes nearby gases glow gold (image from the Chandra X-ray observatory) and illuminates the rest of the nebula in blue and red (image from WISE: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer). Image credit: X-ray: NASA/cxc/SAO...

www.icr.org

 

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Triangulum Galaxy

 

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Ultraviolet Astronomy

Ultraviolet astronomy - Wikipedia

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Vast

 

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Utopia Planitia

Utopia Planitia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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Wave Function

 

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X Class Solar Flares (the brightest and most energetic of all solar flares)

 

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Yellow

 

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Zeta Orionis

 

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Atmosphere

 

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Birth

NASA unveils snapshot of stellar birth on Webb Space Telescope anniversary

The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet.

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