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Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS) was a project designed to discover asteroids and comets that orbit near the Earth. The project, funded...12 KB (1,152 words) - 18:34, 26 January 2024
Gravitational collapse is the contraction of an astronomical object due to the influence of its own gravity, which tends to draw matter inward toward the...13 KB (1,621 words) - 05:48, 3 June 2024- In X-ray astronomy, quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) is the manner in which the X-ray light from an astronomical object flickers about certain frequencies...7 KB (997 words) - 04:41, 6 December 2023
The Habitation Module for the International Space Station was intended to be the Station's main living quarters designed with galley, toilet, shower, sleep...3 KB (348 words) - 00:27, 24 November 2023
Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel (Russian: Михаил Кузьмич Янгель; 7 November 1911 – 25 October 1971), was a Soviet engineer born in Irkutsk who was the leading designer...7 KB (573 words) - 20:51, 27 September 2023
Boris Borisovich Yegorov (Russian: Бори́с Бори́сович Его́ров, November 26, 1937 – September 12, 1994) was a Soviet physician and cosmonaut who became the...6 KB (570 words) - 11:15, 13 June 2024
A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers for the purpose of observing objects and events in the sky. Local star parties may be one-night affairs...4 KB (489 words) - 02:05, 23 November 2023- Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) is a research management corporation that builds and operates facilities for the research community. It is a not-for-profit...15 KB (1,748 words) - 07:54, 22 October 2023
- The Chamberlin–Moulton planetesimal hypothesis was proposed in 1905 by geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin and astronomer Forest Ray Moulton to describe...2 KB (342 words) - 11:54, 30 November 2023
Montes Archimedes is a mountain range on the Moon. It is named after the nearby crater Archimedes, which in turn is named after the ancient Greek mathematician...2 KB (242 words) - 17:15, 24 February 2022- The International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) is an annual summer camp for young people aged 16–24 with an interest in astronomy. Established in 1969...7 KB (1,072 words) - 07:24, 8 October 2023
- 1° West is an orbital satellite position used by satellites belonging to Telenor Satellite Broadcasting and Intelsat. During the 1990s, it was established...1 KB (103 words) - 22:53, 21 May 2022
