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(Encyclopedia)aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. ...fallout
(Encyclopedia)fallout, minute particles of radioactive material produced by nuclear explosions (see atomic bomb; hydrogen bomb; Chernobyl) or by discharge from nuclear-power or atomic installations and scattered th...Ford, Betty
(Encyclopedia)Ford, Betty, 1918–2011, American first lady (1974–77), wife of President Gerald Ford, b. Chicago as Elizabeth Anne Bloomer. A candid, outspoken, and popular first lady, she became an effective soc...Ultima Thule
(Encyclopedia)Ultima Thule, in astronomy and space exploration, nickname for Arrokoth. ...Dysnomia
(Encyclopedia)Dysnomia, in astronomy, the moon, or natural satellite, of Eris. ...Desdemona
(Encyclopedia)Desdemona, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. ...Despina
(Encyclopedia)Despina, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune. ...Cordelia
(Encyclopedia)Cordelia, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. ...Juliet
(Encyclopedia)Juliet, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. ...Miranda
(Encyclopedia)Miranda, in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus. ...Browse by Subject
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