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- ...the mission objectives and altitude, [[spaceflight]] using this form of [[spacecraft propulsion]] is theorized to be significantly less expensive than spaceflig ...ital plasma dynamics. Five main techniques for employing space tethers are in development:<ref>{{cite journal|last=Finckenor|first=Miria|author2=AIAA Tec ...40 KB (5,752 words) - 19:08, 30 January 2025
- * Cost: Price for a launch at this time, in millions of US$ ...e intention of reaching orbit). Suborbital tests launches are not included in this listing. ...104 KB (13,053 words) - 02:19, 28 February 2025
- ...2I/Borisov]] comet, the second confirmed interstellar object, photographed in late-2019 beside a distant galaxy]] ...teroid]]s and [[exocomet]]s<ref name="Valtonen" /><ref name="Francis" />). In the latter case, the object may be called an '''interstellar interloper'''. ...54 KB (7,198 words) - 07:42, 6 January 2025
- ...lar System]], as well as the potential hazards posed by these particles to spacecraft and other space-borne assets. The measurement of space dust requires the us ...count-rates recorded were due to noise generated by temperature variations in Earth orbit. ...98 KB (13,913 words) - 18:01, 4 November 2024
- ...of [[mass–energy]]. A stationary [[Field (physics)|field]] is one that is in a steady state, but the masses causing that field may be non-static — rota ...on its rotation. The Lense–Thirring effect is very small – about one part in a few trillion. To detect it, it is necessary to examine a very massive obj ...32 KB (4,700 words) - 11:13, 24 February 2025
- The following events occurred in '''July 1962''': ...962 |page=5}}</ref> [[Grégoire Kayibanda]] of the [[Hutu]] tribe was sworn in as [[President of Rwanda]] at [[Kigali]], and [[Mwambutsa IV of Burundi|Mwa ...69 KB (9,859 words) - 02:57, 24 February 2025
- | industry = Technical and scientific services in materials technology and related fields | successors = Parts acquired in 1990 by {{Unbulleted list | [[British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Associati ...56 KB (8,082 words) - 16:35, 25 December 2024
- | caption = Neptune in true colour;<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Irwin |first1=Patrick G. J. |last2=D ...s at the precise [[J2000]] epoch. Barycentre quantities are given because, in contrast to the planetary centre, they do not experience appreciable change ...147 KB (20,213 words) - 21:39, 27 February 2025
- ...ymer electrolytes#Gel polymer electrolyte|gel polymer electrolyte]]s found in conventional batteries.<ref name="WiredUK">{{cite magazine|last1=Vandervell ...arly 21st century generated renewed interest in the technology, especially in the context of [[electric vehicle]]s. ...98 KB (13,099 words) - 10:10, 28 February 2025
- ...ntific fields allows for the prediction of some far-future events, if only in the broadest outline.<ref name="NYT-20230502">{{cite news |last=Overbye |fi ...iant]] and whether [[proton decay]] will be the eventual end of all matter in the universe. ...174 KB (23,751 words) - 02:21, 1 March 2025
- The '''history of nuclear fusion''' began early in the 20th century as an inquiry into how stars powered themselves and expand ...ly 2015}}</ref> [[Quantum tunneling]] was discovered by [[Friedrich Hund]] in 1929, and shortly afterwards [[Robert d'Escourt Atkinson|Robert Atkinson]] ...87 KB (12,323 words) - 00:37, 25 January 2025
- ...an be up to 200 μm thick. Thin-film solar cells are commercially used in several technologies, including [[Cadmium telluride photovoltaics|cadmium t ...]]-[[crystalline silicon]]. This is the dominant technology currently used in most [[solar PV systems]]. Most thin-film solar cells are classified as ''s ...130 KB (17,912 words) - 10:36, 28 February 2025
- ...[https://books.google.com/books?id=whc4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PT5 digitized version] in [[Google Books]].</ref>]] ...radiation]], radioactive substances such as [[radon]] and [[radium]] found in the environment, and the potential health hazards of non-ionizing radiation ...263 KB (37,147 words) - 20:45, 27 January 2025