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4 days ago · The Apollo 13 flight passed the far side of the Moon at an altitude of 254 kilometers (158 miles; 137 nautical miles) above the lunar surface, and 400,171 km (248,655 mi) from Earth, marking the record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth in 1970.
4 days ago · galaxy, any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe. Many such assemblages are so enormous that they contain hundreds of billions of stars. Nature has provided an immensely varied array of galaxies, ranging from faint, diffuse dwarf objects to brilliant spiral-shaped giants.
- A galaxy is any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe. Many such assemblages are so enormous that they contain...
- Galaxies differ in shape, with variations resulting from how the systems were formed and subsequently evolved. Galaxies are extremely varied not on...
- Galaxy classification is based on the scheme proposed by the American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Hubble’s scheme is based on the optical appearance o...
- NGC 1302 is an example of the normal type of Sa galaxy, while NGC 4866 represents one with a small nucleus and arms consisting of thin dust lanes o...
9 hours ago · By Matthew Karnitschnig. GRAZ, Austria — Austria veered to the right in a watershed election on Sunday as the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) stormed to victory, marking the first time since World War II that a party rooted in Nazi ideology has prevailed in a national ballot. The anti-migrant, Russia-friendly FPÖ won a record 29 percent of ...
8 hours ago · Austria’s far-right Freedom Party was headed for its first win in a national parliamentary election on Sunday (September 29, 2024), finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping ...
6 hours ago · World Sep 29, 2024 3:22 PM EDT. VIENNA (AP) — The Freedom Party was headed for the first far-right win in a national parliamentary election in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, finishing ...
2 days ago · The side of the Moon that faces Earth is called the near side, and the opposite the far side. The far side is often inaccurately called the "dark side", but it is in fact illuminated as often as the near side: once every 29.5 Earth days. During dark moon to new moon, the near side is dark. [203]
1 day ago · Austria's far-right Freedom Party is heading for an unprecedented general election victory under leader Herbert Kickl, projections say. The projections, based on initial results, give Kickl's ...
