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1High Energy Astronomy Observatory 3 — The last of NASA s three High Energy Astronomy Observatories, HEAO 3 was launched 20 September 1979 on an Atlas Centaur launch vehicle, into a nearly circular, 43.6 degree inclination low Earth orbit with an initial perigee of 486.4 km.The normal …
2The Dark Energy Survey — DES logo The Dark Energy Survey (DES) is a survey that aims to probe the dynamics of the expansion of the universe and the growth of large scale structure. The collaboration is composed of research institutes and universities from United… …
3Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager — (RHESSI, or more rarely Explorer 81) is the sixth mission in the line of NASA Small Explorer missions (also known as SMEX). Launched on 5 February 2002, its primary mission is to explore the basic physics of particle acceleration and explosive… …
4Nemesis the Warlock — Cover of Nemesis the Warlock , trade paperback collected edition. Featuring Nemesis the Warlock. Art by Kevin O Neill. Character information First appearance 2000 AD #167 (July 1980) …
5Laser — For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). United States Air Force laser experiment …
6CANDU reactor — The CANDU reactor is a Canadian invented, pressurized heavy water reactor developed initially in the late 1950s and 1960s by a partnership between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario (now known… …
7colour — /kul euhr/, n., adj. v.t., v.i. Chiefly Brit. color. Usage. See or1. * * * I Aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, brightness, and saturation. It is associated with the visible wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which …
8Crystal oscillator — A miniature 4 MHz quartz crystal enclosed in a hermetically sealed HC 49/US package, used as the resonator in a crystal oscillator. A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal …
9spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… …
10Silicon — Not to be confused with the silicon containing synthetic polymer silicone. aluminium ← silicon → phosphorus C ↑ Si ↓ Ge …
