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    SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data) is an astronomical database of objects beyond the Solar System...
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  • The Ride Report is the informal name of the report titled NASA Leadership and America's Future in Space: A Report to the Administrator. In 1986, a task...
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  • Labes is also the German name of Łobez, Poland. As well as an extinct mammal. Labes (plural: labes) is a Latin word used by exogeologists to refer to chaotic...
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    A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, July 26, 1953. The Moon passed through the very center of the Earth's shadow. While the visual effect of a...
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    Space manufacturing or In-space manufacturing (ISM in short) is the fabrication, assembly or integration of tangible goods beyond Earth's atmosphere (or...
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  • Thumbnail for Superluminal motion
    In astronomy, superluminal motion is the apparently faster-than-light motion seen in some radio galaxies, BL Lac objects, quasars, blazars and recently...
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  • Polophylax (Greek: guardian of the celestial [south] pole) was a southern constellation that lay where Tucana and Grus now are. It was introduced by Petrus...
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    A soft landing is any type of aircraft, rocket or spacecraft landing that does not result in significant damage to or destruction of the vehicle or its...
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    MidSTAR-1 is an artificial satellite produced by the United States Naval Academy Small Satellite Program. It was sponsored by the United States Department...
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  • A list of future observable astronomical events. These are by no means all events, but only the notable or rare ones. In particular, it does not include...
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  • Titan Winged Aerobot (TWA) is a new aerobot exploration vehicle (under creation) to enter the surface of Saturn's largest moon Titan. NASA has given this...
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  • Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (Russian: Александр Степанович Викторенко; 29 March 1947 – 10 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. Viktorenko...
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  • Bassorah Fossa is a trough south of Ali Baba crater on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Bassorah Fossa was first seen in Voyager 2 images. It is located at 45...
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  • Giovanni Domenico (French: Jean-Dominique) Maraldi (17 April 1709 – 14 November 1788) was an Italian-born astronomer, nephew of Giacomo F. Maraldi. Born...
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    The Astra Rocket was a small-lift space launch vehicle series designed, manufactured, and operated by American company Astra (formerly known as Ventions)...
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    The Palisa-Wolf-Star Map or Palisa-Wolf-Star Atlas (German: Palisa-Wolf-Sternatlas) is a map series produced between 1900 and 1916 as well as published...
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