Guide to Space

What is Beta Radiation?

Beta radiation is radiation due to beta particles, which are electrons (or, sometimes, positrons); mostly, when you come across the…

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The Sea of Tranquility is the landing site of Apollo 11, the mission that gave mankind its first ever walk…

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Charles Messier was born on June 26, 1730 in Lorraine, France. In 1744 at age fourteen, he saw the “Great…

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Object Name: Messier 110 Alternative Designations: M110, NGC 205 Object Type: E6p Elliptical Galaxy Constellation: Andromeda Right Ascension: 00 :…

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Object Name: Messier 109 Alternative Designations: M109, NGC 3992 Object Type: Sbc Barred Spiral Galaxy Constellation: Ursa Major Right Ascension:…

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Object Name: Messier 108 Alternative Designations: M108, NGC 3556 Object Type: Sc Spiral Galaxy Constellation: Ursa Major Right Ascension: 11…

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Object Name: Messier 107 Alternative Designations: M107, NGC 6171 Object Type: Class X Globular Cluster Constellation: Ophicuhus Right Ascension: 16…

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Object Name: Messier 106 Alternative Designations: M106, NGC 4258 Object Type: Sbp Spiral Galaxy Constellation: Canes Venetici Right Ascension: 12…

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Object Name: Messier 105 Alternative Designations: M105, NGC 3379 Object Type: E1 Elliptical Galaxy Constellation: Leo Right Ascension: 10 :…

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[/caption]There are different gases in the atmosphere. There's nitrogen (the most abundant of them all), oxygen, and argon. There are…

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