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Planetary science
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Planetary science is the scientific study of celestial bodies and planetary systems and the processes of their formation. It studies objects ranging in sizes from micrometeoroids to huge gas giants, w
The solar wind is deflected by the magnetosphere (not to scale).
The solar wind is deflected by the magnetosphere (not to scale).
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PDS 70
Astronomy
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Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry to explain their origin and their overall evolutio
Planetary science
…determining their composition, dynamics, formation, interrelations and history. It is a strongly interdisciplinary field, which originally grew from astronomy and Earth science, and now incorporates many disciplines, including planetary geology, cosmochemistry, atmospheric science, physics, oceanography…
Megaliths from Nabta Playa, constructed by Neolithic populations, located in Aswan, Upper Egypt.
Megaliths from Nabta Playa, constructed by Neolithic populations, located in Aswan, Upper Egypt.
The Nebra sky disc found on Mittenberg hill in Germany and dated to c. 1800–1600 BCE.
The Nebra sky disc found on Mittenberg hill in Germany and dated to c. 1800–1600 BCE.
A Babylonian planisphere (7th century BCE) was an early astronomical instrument. Its use of sexagesimals (e.g. 12, 24, 60, 360) is still being used to
A Babylonian planisphere (7th century BCE) was an early astronomical instrument. Its use of sexagesimals (e.g. 12, 24, 60, 360) is still being used today through having been broadly adopted for timekeeping and astrometry.
Portrait of Alfraganus in the Compilatio astronomica, 1493. Islamic astronomers collected and translated Indian, Persian and Greek texts, adding their
Portrait of Alfraganus in the Compilatio astronomica, 1493. Islamic astronomers collected and translated Indian, Persian and Greek texts, adding their own work.