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Parallax Astronomy

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Parallax astronomy is a method of measuring the distance to stars and other celestial objects. This technique can be used only for nearby stars, any farther away than that, and the angle becomes too small for this technique to work. Astronomers use parallax to measure distances up to around 100 […]

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Is Pluto a planet?

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Pluto is a dwarf planet. It is the second-largest known dwarf planet after Eris, an object in the scattered disc with a diameter of 2300 km (1430 mi). Pluto has been described as the solar system’s “ninth planet” since its discovery in 1930, but was reclassified as a dwarf planet […]

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SpaceX inspiration4 mission

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SpaceX is a private American aerospace manufacturer, space transport Services Company, and the developer of the Falcon launch vehicle family. It was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to reduce space transportation costs and enable the colonization of Mars. The SpaceX inspiration4 mission is a revolutionary step towards making space […]

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What SN15 Spacex

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SN15X is a space mission to study the solar system, and the universe beyond. sn15X will be launched in 2020 by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization). It is an unmanned interplanetary mission that will study 70 different asteroids in our solar system for six months. The estimated cost of this […]

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Alpha Centauri

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All you need to know about our Nearest Star System Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to our Star Sun. It is about 4.37 light-years away from us. Alpha Centauri (known as Proxima Centauri) is a three-star system named Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B and Alpha Centauri C. […]

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