Astronomy

Articles about stars, planets, space and the universe.

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SN 1994D

SN 1994D: a well-observed Type Ia supernova in NGC 4526

Solar calendar

Solar eclipse

Solar eclipses on Mars

Solar flare

Solar mass

Solar mass — unit of mass used in astronomy

Solar radius

Solar radius (R☉)

Solar System

Solar System: Structure, origin, major bodies and notable facts

Solar telescope

Solar time

Solar wind

Solar Wind Composition Experiment

Solar Wind Composition Experiment

Solar Wind Composition Experiment (Apollo lunar foil collectors)

Apollo-era experiment that exposed foil collectors on the lunar surface to capture solar wind ions and return them to Earth for isotopic analysis of solar gases.

Solstice

Solstice

South Pole–Aitken basin

Soyuz (spacecraft)

Space colonization

Space colonization: human settlement beyond Earth

Space debris

Space debris: causes, risks, detection, and mitigation

Space exploration

Space observatory

Space Oddity

Space Oddity (1969): David Bowie's breakthrough song about astronaut Major Tom

Space opera

Space opera (science fiction subgenre)

Space probe

Space Race

Space station

Space suit

Spacecraft

Spacecraft: vehicles for travel and operations beyond Earth's atmosphere

Spaceship Earth

Spaceship Earth — the global stewardship metaphor

Spacewatch

Spacewatch — University of Arizona survey of minor planets and near‑Earth objects

Spheroid

Spica

Spica

Spica (Alpha Virginis): a bright blue star of the constellation Virgo

Spica (Alpha Virginis) is the brightest star in Virgo, a blue-white B-type star and close binary system long important for navigation, stellar astrophysics, and cultural astronomy.

Spiral galaxy

Spitzer Space Telescope

Sponde (moon)

Sponde (Jupiter moon)

Sputnik 2

Sputnik 2: the Soviet satellite that carried Laika into orbit

Standard asteroid physical characteristics

Standard asteroid physical characteristics and how they are measured

Star

Star

Star: Structure, Life Cycle, Types, and Cosmic Importance

A clear, concise encyclopedia overview of stars: their makeup, how nuclear fusion powers them, their life cycle and types, and their role in producing light and chemical elements.

Star chart

Star cluster

Star cluster: types, formation, dynamics and astronomical importance

Star formation

Star formation: how stars are born in molecular clouds

Star system

Star system (stellar system)

Starburst galaxy

Starfish

Starfish (Sea Stars): biology, ecology, and significance

Starfleet

Starfleet: The United Federation of Planets' space service in Star Trek

Stella

Stellar classification

Stellar evolution

Stellar evolution: the life cycles of stars

Stellar precession

Stellar precession (precession of the equinoxes)

Stellar wind

Stellar wind: outflows from stars and their effects