zrak

Gamma rays are like the light we see with our eyes, the x-rays used to probe our bodies in search of problems, and the radio waves that our television sets translate into inane ...

alfa-zrak

화학; 일반 화학

A stream of alpha particles . Alpha rays rapidly dissipate their energy as they pass through materials, and are far less penetrating than beta particles and gamma rays .

reflektovani zrak

물리; 일반 물리학

A line representing direction of motion of light reflected from a boundary.

Ceres

천문학; 행성학

The largest of the known asteroids; a dwarf planet. Also called 1 Ceres because it was the first asteroid to be discovered (by Piazzi in 1801).

Jarkovski efekat

천문학; 행성학

An explanation for the shift in an asteroid's orbit around the Sun due to a thermal thrust caused by the body's uneven heating by sunlight. The illuminated side of an asteroid ...

Viking

천문학; 행성학

U. S. Mission to Mars, composed of two spacecraft, launched in 1975. Viking 1 and Viking 2 both consisted of an orbiter and a lander. Primary mission objectives were to obtain ...

sublimacija

천문학; 행성학

Phase transformation from solid to gas.

Misija Stardust

천문학; 행성학

The fourth in NASA's Discovery program of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals, Stardust was comprised of a spacecraft and capsule that completed a seven-year, ...

Solarna i heliosfericna observatorija

천문학; 행성학

A project of international collaboration between ESA and NASA to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind. SOHO was launched in December, 1995. SOHO ...