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Ananke

(Encyclopedia)Ananke ənăngˈkē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Lysithea

(Encyclopedia)Lysithea lĭsĭthˈēə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Adrastea

(Encyclopedia)Adrastea ädrəstēˈə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Thebe

(Encyclopedia)Thebe thēˈbē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Sinope

(Encyclopedia)Sinope sĭnōˈpē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Callirrhoë

(Encyclopedia)Callirrhoë kəlĭrˈōē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Carme

(Encyclopedia)Carme kärˈmē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

shooting star, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)shooting star, in astronomy: see meteor. ...

astronomy

(Encyclopedia)astronomy, branch of science that studies the motions and natures of celestial bodies, such as planets, stars, and galaxies; more generally, the study of matter and energy in the universe at large. ...

Hough, George Washington

(Encyclopedia)Hough, George Washington hŭf [key], 1836–1909, American astronomer, b. Montgomery co., N.Y., grad. Union College, 1856. He discovered 627 double stars and made systematic studies of the surface of ...