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1balloon astronomy — balloon astronomy, the use of high altitude balloons equipped with telescopes to obtain photographs of the sun, planets, or other heavenly bodies, and to gather other astronomical data …
2X-ray astronomy — X rays start at 0.008 nm and extend across the electromagnetic spectrum to 8 nm, over which the Earth s atmosphere is opaque. X ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X ray observation and detection… …
3National Balloon Facility — Established 1961 Field of Research Research Ballooning Director …
4Outline of astronomy — Mauna Kea in Hawaii is one of the world s premier observatory sites. Pictured is the W. M. Keck Observatory, an optical interferometer. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to astronomy: Astronomy – studies the… …
5List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …
6Gamma-ray astronomy — is the astronomical study of the cosmos with gamma rays. Early history Long before experiments could detect gamma rays emitted by cosmic sources, scientists had known that the universe should be producing these photons. Work by Eugene Feenberg… …
7Research balloon — Research balloons are balloons that are used for scientific research. They are usually unmanned, filled with a lighter than air gas like helium, and fly at high altitudes. Meteorology, atmospheric research, astronomy, and military research may be …
8Venus — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Venus (disambiguation). Venus   …
9Cosmic microwave background radiation — CMB and Cosmic background radiation redirect here. For other uses see CMB (disambiguation) and Cosmic background (disambiguation). Physical cosmology …
10List of cosmic microwave background experiments — A comparison of the sensitivity of WMAP with COBE and Penzias and Wilson s telescope. Simulated data. There have been a variety of experiments to measure the Cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation anisotropies and polarization since its… …
