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Planetary science
The scientific study of planets including Earth, moons, and planetary systems of the Solar System in particular and the processes that form them.
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ring current
Astronomy; Planetary science
In the magnetosphere, a region of current that flows in a disk-shaped region near the geomagnetic equator in the outer of the Van Allen radiation belts. The current is produced by the gradient and ...
interplanetary magnetic field (IMF)
Astronomy; Planetary science
The magnetic field carried with the solar wind. The IMF is kept out of most of the Earth’s magnetosphere, but the interaction of the two plays a major role in the flow of energy from the solar wind ...
semen
Astronomy; Planetary science
It is the fluid from the testicle which is released thru the vas deference during the process of ejaculation.
saturnian oxygen
Astronomy; Planetary science
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed an oxygen atmosphere exists around Saturn's moon Dione. Dione is only one of Saturn’s 62 moons. However, the fact that other Saturn moons may also have ...
Russian meteor shower of 2013
Astronomy; Planetary science
An intense meteor rain storm that sent fireballs crashing on Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings in central Russia on February 15, 2013. The meteor shower caused more than 1000 people to ...
Gliese 832 c
Astronomy; Planetology
Gliese 832 c (also known as Gl 832 c or GJ 832 c) is an extrasolar planet located approximately 16 light-years away in the constellation of Grus, orbiting the star Gliese 832, a red dwarf. The ...
bang
Astronomy; Planetary science
"Big Bang", according to scientists, created the universe. The researches in CERN, the giant laboratory in Switzerland,try to create the big bang. But it is very risky!!
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