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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Baikonur...

A honda knot is the loop knot commonly used in a lasso. Its round shape, especially when tied in stiff rope, helps it slide freely along the rope it is...

XTE J1118+480 is a low-mass X-ray binary in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a soft X-ray transient that most likely contains a black hole and is probably...

Iota Aquilae, Latinized from ι Aquilae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. It has the traditional name Al Thalimain...

Lambda Aquilae, Latinized from λ Aquilae, is a star in the constellation Aquila. It has the traditional name Al Thalimain /ælˌθælɪˈmeɪn/, which it shares...

A planetary surface is where the solid or liquid material of certain types of astronomical objects contacts the atmosphere or outer space. Planetary surfaces...

The ChinaSat 12 (Chinese: 中星12号; pinyin: Zhōngxīng 12) communications satellite is wholly owned by China Satellite Communications, with part of its communications...

Theta Pyxidis, Latinized from θ Pyxidis, is a red M-type giant in the constellation Pyxis. It is approximately 500 ± 30 light years from Earth. It is of...

(Geoffrey) Michael Rowan-Robinson FRAS FInstP (born 9 July 1942) is an astronomer, astrophysicist and Professor of Astrophysics at Imperial College London...

Nidhal Guessoum (born September 6, 1960) is an Algerian astrophysicist. He is a professor at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates....

Hermann Ganswindt (12 June 1856, Voigtshof bei Seeburg, East Prussia – 25 October 1934) was a German inventor and spaceflight scientist, whose inventions...

Al-Dhira' and similar spellings (e.g. "Alderaan",[citation needed] "Al-Dhirá'án", "Aldryan") is a disused name for the two pairs of stars α and β Canis...

Two Planets (German: Auf zwei Planeten, lit. On Two Planets, 1897) is an influential science fiction novel postulating intelligent life on Mars by Kurd...

The Bayer designation Xi Sagittarii (ξ Sagittarii) is shared by two stars, ξ1 Sagittarii and ξ² Sagittarii, in the constellation Sagittarius, separated...