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- Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
8: |'''Wavelength regime'''||optical, ultraviolet, near-infrared
26: |'''Diameter'''||2.4 m
34: |'''[[NICMOS]]'''||camera/spectrometer
40: |'''[[STIS]]'''||spectrometer/camera (failed)
43: ...bservations and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of many fundamental problems in ...
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- Astronomy (13970 bytes)
3: ...r side (Moon)|far side]] of Earth's Moon, its diameter is about 58 miles (93 km).]]
5: ... different; astronomers embrace the [[scientific method]], while astrologers do not.
8: ...ons and positions of objects are now more easily determined, and modern astronomy concerns itself much...
10: ...to as "astrometry" or simply as "astronomy". Theoretical astrophysics is concerned mainly with figurin...
12: ..., such as star formation or cosmology; or by the method used for obtaining information. - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...ating the [[universe]] known as the [[scientific method]]. The '''history of science''' traces these [...
4: ...n]] saw the inception of the modern [[scientific method]] to guide the evaluation of [[knowledge]]. Th...
6: ...nquires about other areas of knowledge, notably [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these fields is heavi...
11: ... what science ''is'', how it ''functions'', and whether it exhibits large-scale patterns and trends. T...
13: ...re can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any other form of investigation. - Timeline of United States history (1990-present) (6005 bytes)
36: ...- [[United States Republican Party|Republicans]] retake narrow control of [[Senate]] following [[2002]... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...s feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([[Pho...
11: ... present measurements state a average methane concetration of about 10 [[Parts per million|ppb]] (see ...
13: ... to be accompanied by [[ethane]], while volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxide]].
15: ...oving from one pole to the other with the change between summer and winter, giving rise to Earth-like ...
18: ...gnetic field would have helped to protect the planet from [[cosmic radiation]]. Other explanations hav... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
9: | [[1 E11 m|778,412,027]] [[kilometre|km]]<br>5.203 363 01 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
12: | 4.888 [[Tera|T]][[metre|m]]<br>32.675 AU
52: ! align="left" | [[Equator]]ial [[diameter]]
55: ... align="left" | [[geographical pole|Polar]] [[diameter]]
62: ...E16 m?|6.14×10<sup>10</sup>]] [[square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]]<br>(120.5 Earths) - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
4: ...| [[Image:Saturn (planet) large.jpg|250px|The planet Saturn]]<br> <small><font color="white">Click ima...
9: | [[1 E12 m|1,426,725,413]] [[kilometre|km]]<br>9.537 070 32 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
12: | 8.958 [[Tera|T]][[metre|m]]<br>59.879 AU
52: ! align="left" | [[Equator]]ial [[diameter]]
55: ! align="left" | [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter - Uranus (15207 bytes)
4: ...color="#000000"| [[Image:Uranus.jpg|250px|The planet Uranus]]<br>
18: | 2,870,972,220 [[kilometre|km]]<br>19.191 263 93 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
21: | 18.029 [[Tera|T]][[metre|m]]<br>120.515 AU
61: !align="left"| [[Equator]]ial [[diameter]]
64: !align="left"| [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
8: |'''Wavelength regime'''||optical, ultraviolet, near-infrared
26: |'''Diameter'''||2.4 m
34: |'''[[NICMOS]]'''||camera/spectrometer
40: |'''[[STIS]]'''||spectrometer/camera (failed)
43: ...bservations and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of many fundamental problems in ... - History of astronomy (13532 bytes)
2: ...y might involve a study of the [[relationships]] between the "[[height|apparent height]]" of the [[noo...
4: ...y fixed over the [[century|centuries]], while planets will move an appreciable amount during a compara...
10: ...of importance to [[agriculture|agricultural]] societies, in which the harvest depended on planting at ...
20: ...on its axis and considered the motions of the planets with respect to the sun.
24: ...here) and ''Grahaganita'' (mathematics of the planets). - Astronomer (4344 bytes)
6: ... before about [[1750]], there was no distinction between [[astronomy]] and [[astrology]].
8: ...elestial bodies]], and so instead must resort to detailed [[observation]] in order to make discoveries...
18: |Determined the positions of about 1,000 bright stars,...
27: ...ary]] movements and named many [[star]]s. His planetary system was the most advanced of his period and...
33: ...''[[Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion|Laws of Planetary Motion]]''. - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
35: *[[Petrus Apianus]] ([[Germany]], [[1495]] – [[155...
76: *[[Adriaan Blaauw]] ([[Netherlands]], [[1914]] – )
80: *[[Bart Bok]] ([[Netherlands]], [[1906]] – [[1983]]) - Physics (25628 bytes)
2: ...havior and properties of [[matter]] in a wide variety of contexts, ranging from the sub-nuclear partic...
4: ...mechanics]], [[thermodynamics]], and [[electromagnetism]].
6: .... There is a large area of research intermediate between physics and mathematics, known as [[mathemati...
10: === Theoretical and experimental physics ===
12: ...s]] or [[experimental physics]], and in the twentieth century, very few physicists have been successfu... - Star (12279 bytes)
3: ...uter space, just like the [[Sun]]. Unlike a [[planet]], a star generates energy through [[nuclear fusi...
5: ... per hour), it would take about 150,000 years to get there.
9: ...times larger than the Sun —about 1.6 [[terametre]]s. However, these have a much lower density th...
11: ...is long extinct, however, and currently only theoretical.
13: ...warf]]s, which occupy a poorly-defined grey area between stars and [[gas giant]]s. The minimum mass a ... - Space Shuttle program (41074 bytes)
2: ...el tank and Morton Thiokol designed the solid rocket boosters.
4: ...ardware needing to be repaired, and trash can be returned by [[Soyuz]].
10: ...ll be [[STS-114]]. It is currently scheduled for between [[July 13]] and [[July 31]], [[2005]]. After ...
12: ...[[2010]], after which it will be replaced by the yet-to-be-developed [[Crew Exploration Vehicle]] (CEV...
16: .... In several instances groups from both worked together to investigate the state of the art.
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