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Chaldene
(Encyclopedia)Chaldene, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Praxidike
(Encyclopedia)Praxidike, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Themisto
(Encyclopedia)Themisto, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...Taygete
(Encyclopedia)Taygete, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...sidereal period
(Encyclopedia)sidereal period, in astronomy, length of time a body takes to complete an orbit relative to the fixed stars. See sidereal time. ...Jodrell Bank Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Jodrell Bank Observatory jôdˈrəl [key], observatory for radio astronomy located at Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, England. Founded in 1945 on the site of a botanical experiment station, it is administ...cluster
(Encyclopedia)cluster, in astronomy: see star cluster; galaxy. ...gibbous phase
(Encyclopedia)gibbous phase gĭbˈəs [key]: see phase, in astronomy. ...Spitzer Space Telescope
(Encyclopedia)Spitzer Space Telescope: see infrared astronomy; observatory, orbiting. ...Laurentian University
(Encyclopedia)Laurentian University, main campus at Sudbury, Ont., Canada; bilingual, coeducational; founded 1960. Among its faculties are those in astronomy, commerce, computer science, education, engineering, law...Browse by Subject
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