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A-type star In the Harvard spectral classification system, a class of main-sequence star having spectra dominated by Balmer absorption lines of hydrogen. Stars of spectral class A are typically blue-white or white in color, measure between 1.4 and 2.1 times the mass of the Sun, and have surface temperatures of 7,600–10,000 kelvin.
Astrophysics terminology – physics-related acronyms; Catalog – collections of tabulated scientific data; Communications network – any network that functions primarily to communicate with spacecraft rather than performing astronomy; Data – astrophysical data not associated with any single catalog or observing program
Lunar space elevator – or lunar spacelift, is a proposed transportation system for moving a mechanical climbing vehicle up and down a ribbon-shaped tethered cable that is set between the surface of the Moon "at the bottom" and a docking port suspended tens of thousands of kilometers above in space at the top.
The study of macroscopic, atomic, subatomic, and particulate phenomena in chemical systems in terms of laws and concepts of physics. physical constant physical quantity physics The natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force.
Lists of stars. List of nearest stars; List of brightest stars; List of hottest stars; List of nearest bright stars; List of most luminous stars; List of most massive stars
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The four-letter abbreviations were repealed in 1955 and are now obsolete, but were included in the NASA Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use (NASA SP-7) published in 1965. [4] These are labeled "NASA" in the table below and are included here for reference only.