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51 relations: Alpha Centauri, Antisolar point, Astronomical object, Belt of Venus, Circumstellar disc, Cosmic Background Explorer, Cosmic dust, Dust lane, Earth's energy budget, Eberhard Grün, Ernest J. Sternglass, Extraterrestrial materials, FOCAL (spacecraft), Franklin E. Roach, Galactic astronomy, Gegenschein, Geochemistry of carbon, Hayabusa2, Helium-3, Interplanetary dust cloud, Interplanetary medium, Interplanetary scintillation, Interstellar cloud, James Webb Space Telescope, Lagrangian point, List of infrared articles, List of Solar System objects by size, Mariner 2, Massalia family, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Meteoroid, Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System, Micrometeorite, Micrometeoroid, Near-Earth object, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, Outer space, Paul W. Hodge, Peter Jenniskens, Phil Nicholson, Planetary Science Decadal Survey, Planetary Science Institute, Planetary system, Presolar grains, Solar System, Space debris, Zdenek Sekanina, Zero Critical, Zodiac, Zodiacal light, ..., 9826 Ehrenfreund. Expand index (1 more) »
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, abbreviated Alf Cen or α Cen) is the star system closest to the Solar System, being from the Sun.
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Antisolar point
The antisolar point is the abstract point on the celestial sphere directly opposite of the Sun from an observer's perspective.
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Astronomical object
An astronomical object or celestial object is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe.
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Belt of Venus
The Belt of Venus, Venus's Girdle, or antitwilight arch is an atmospheric phenomenon visible shortly before sunrise or after sunset, during civil twilight, when a pinkish glow extending roughly 10–20° above the horizon surrounds the observer.
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Circumstellar disc
A circumstellar disc (or circumstellar disk) is a torus, pancake or ring-shaped accumulation of matter composed of gas, dust, planetesimals, asteroids or collision fragments in orbit around a star.
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Cosmic Background Explorer
The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), also referred to as Explorer 66, was a satellite dedicated to cosmology, which operated from 1989 to 1993.
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Cosmic dust
Cosmic dust, also called extraterrestrial dust or space dust, is dust which exists in outer space, as well as all over planet Earth.
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Dust lane
A dust lane is a relatively dense obscuring band of interstellar dust, observed as a dark swath against the background of a brighter object, especially a galaxy.
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Earth's energy budget
Earth's energy budget accounts for the balance between energy Earth receives from the Sun, energy Earth radiates back into outer space after having been distributed throughout the five components of Earth's climate system and having thus powered the so-called "Earth’s heat engine".
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Eberhard Grün
Eberhard Grün (born 1942, in Germany) is a German planetary scientist specialized in cosmic dust research.
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Ernest J. Sternglass
Ernest Joachim Sternglass (September 24, 1923 – February 12, 2015) was a professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh and director of the Radiation and Public Health Project.
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Extraterrestrial materials
Most atoms on Earth came from the interstellar dust and gas from which the Sun and Solar System formed.
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FOCAL (spacecraft)
Fast Outgoing Cyclopean Astronomical Lens (FOCAL) is a proposed space telescope that would use the Sun as a gravity lens.
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Franklin E. Roach
Franklin Evans Roach (September 23, 1905Obituary, Osterbrock, BAAS, p. 1608. – September 21, 1993Obituary, Osterbrock, BAAS, p. 1610.) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, geophysicist, professor, and scientist analyzing UFO phenomenon who made significant contributions to the field of aeronomy in upper atmosphere research as one of its fathers.
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Galactic astronomy
Galactic astronomy is the study of the Milky Way galaxy and all its contents.
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Gegenschein
Gegenschein (German for "countershine") is a faintly bright spot in the night sky, around the antisolar point.
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Geochemistry of carbon
The geochemistry of carbon is the study of the transformations involving the element carbon within the systems of the Earth.
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Hayabusa2
Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA.
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Helium-3
Helium-3 (He-3, also written as 3He, see also helion) is a light, non-radioactive isotope of helium with two protons and one neutron (common helium having two protons and two neutrons).
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Interplanetary dust cloud
The interplanetary dust cloud, or zodiacal cloud, consists of cosmic dust (small particles floating in outer space) that pervades the space between planets in the Solar System and other planetary systems.
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Interplanetary medium
The interplanetary medium is the material which fills the Solar System, and through which all the larger Solar System bodies, such as planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets, move.
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Interplanetary scintillation
In astronomy, interplanetary scintillation refers to random fluctuations in the intensity of radio waves of celestial origin, on the timescale of a few seconds.
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Interstellar cloud
An interstellar cloud is generally an accumulation of gas, plasma, and dust in our and other galaxies.
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James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope developed in collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency that will be the scientific successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Lagrangian point
In celestial mechanics, the Lagrangian points (also Lagrange points, L-points, or libration points) are positions in an orbital configuration of two large bodies, wherein a small object, affected only by the gravitational forces from the two larger objects, will maintain its position relative to them.
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List of infrared articles
This is a list of Infrared topics.
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List of Solar System objects by size
This is a partial list of Solar System objects by size, arranged in descending order of mean volumetric radius, and subdivided into several size classes.
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Mariner 2
Mariner 2 (Mariner-Venus 1962), an American space probe to Venus, was the first robotic space probe to conduct a successful planetary encounter.
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Massalia family
The Massalia family (adj. Massalian; FIN: 404) is a family of asteroids in the inner asteroid belt, named after its parent body, 20 Massalia.
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Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Meteoritics & Planetary Science is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1953.
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Meteoroid
A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space.
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Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System
The Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System (MIDAS) is one of several instruments on the European Space Agency's ''Rosetta'' mission which studied in-situ the environment around the active comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko as it flew into the inner Solar System.
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Micrometeorite
A micrometeorite is essentially a micrometeoroid that has survived entry through Earth's atmosphere.
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Micrometeoroid
A micrometeoroid is a tiny meteoroid; a small particle of rock in space, usually weighing less than a gram.
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Near-Earth object
A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body whose orbit can bring it into proximity with Earth.
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Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (also spelled Faccio or Facio; 16 February 1664 – 12 May 1753) was a Swiss-born mathematician, natural philosopher, inventor, and religious campaigner.
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Outer space
Outer space, or just space, is the expanse that exists beyond the Earth and between celestial bodies.
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Paul W. Hodge
Paul W. Hodge (born 1934) is an American astronomer whose principal area of research is the stellar populations of galaxies.
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Peter Jenniskens
Petrus Matheus Marie (Peter) Jenniskens (born 2 August 1962 in Horst) is a Dutch and American astronomer and a senior research scientist at the Carl Sagan Center of the SETI Institute and at NASA Ames Research Center.
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Phil Nicholson
Philip D. Nicholson (born 1951) is an Australian-born professor of astronomy at Cornell University in the Astronomy department specialising in Planetary Sciences.
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Planetary Science Decadal Survey
The Planetary Science Decadal Survey is a publication of the United States National Research Council produced for NASA and other United States Government Agencies such as the National Science Foundation.
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Planetary Science Institute
The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute based in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on planetary science.
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Planetary system
A planetary system is a set of gravitationally bound non-stellar objects in or out of orbit around a star or star system.
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Presolar grains
Presolar grains are interstellar solid matter in the form of tiny solid grains that originated at a time before the Sun was formed (presolar: before the Sun).
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Solar System
The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.
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Space debris
Space debris (also known as space junk, space waste, space trash, space litter or space garbage) is a term for the mass of defunct, artificially created objects in space, most notably in Earth orbit, such as old satellites and spent rocket stages.
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Zdenek Sekanina
Zdenek Sekanina is an American astronomer and scientist.
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Zero Critical
Zero Critical is an adventure science fiction video game for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Mac OS.
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Zodiac
The zodiac is an area of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year.
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Zodiacal light
Zodiacal light (also called false dawn when seen before sunrise) is a faint, diffuse, and roughly triangular white glow that is visible in the night sky and appears to extend from the Sun's direction and along the zodiac, straddling the ecliptic.
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9826 Ehrenfreund
9826 Ehrenfreund, provisional designation, is a stony Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplanetary_dust_cloud
