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  2. Glossary of astronomy - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Lists of astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    A black hole (artist concept); Vela Pulsar, a rotating neutron star M80 , a globular cluster , and the Pleiades , an open star cluster The Whirlpool galaxy and Abell 2744 , a galaxy cluster

  4. Cosmic ray visual phenomena - Wikipedia

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    Astronauts who had recently returned from space missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station and Mir Space Station reported seeing the LF under different conditions. In order of decreasing frequency of reporting in a survey, they saw the LF in the dark, in dim light, in bright light and one reported that he saw them ...

  5. Blue Origin launches first Black astronaut candidate, 5 ... - AOL

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    America's first Black astronaut candidate sees space at age 90 Decades ago, in 1961, Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to be the nation's first Black astronaut.

  6. List of optical illusions - Wikipedia

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    The dress was a viral phenomenon, which was either seen as blue and black or as white and gold. Its true colours were eventually confirmed to be blue and black. [2] Ebbinghaus illusion: The Ebbinghaus illusion, or Titchener circles, is an optical illusion of relative size perception. The two orange circles are exactly the same size; however ...

  7. America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to ...

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    America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F ...

  8. Astronomical object - Wikipedia

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    An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the observable universe. [1]

  9. Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally ...

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    The brief flight makes Dwight the new record-holder for oldest person in space. VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later ...