Astronomy

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Despina (moon)

Despina — inner moon of Neptune

Dia (moon)

Dia (S/2000 J 11): an irregular prograde moon of Jupiter

Dione (moon)

Dione (Saturnian moon)

Dorado (constellation)

Double Cluster

Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884)

Draco (constellation)

Drake equation

Drake Equation: estimating communicative extraterrestrial civilizations

Dumbbell nebula

Dumbbell Nebula (Messier 27, NGC 6853)

Dune universe

Dwarf galaxy

Dwarf planet

Dwarf star

Dysnomia (moon)

Dyson sphere

Eagle nebula

Earth-crosser asteroid

Earth's orbit

Earth's orbit: path, characteristics, seasons and long-term variation

Eclipse

Eclipse (astronomy)

Ecliptic

Ecliptic — the plane of Earth's orbit and the Sun's apparent path

Eddington limit

Einstein's Cross

Einstein's Cross (QSO 2237+0305): the fourfold image of a distant quasar

Elara (moon)

Elliptical galaxy

Elliptical orbit

Elongation

Elongation (astronomy): angle, observation, and significance

Emission nebula

Emission nebula: glowing interstellar clouds ionized by nearby stars

Enceladus (moon)

Enceladus — Saturn’s bright, icy moon with active plumes

Ephemeris

Ephemeris

A tabulated set of computed positions for celestial objects over time, used in astronomy, navigation and spaceflight to predict locations of planets, moons, comets and satellites.

Epimetheus (moon)

Epimetheus — co-orbital moon of Saturn

Epoch (astronomy)

Epsilon Aurigae

Epsilon Aurigae — a long-period eclipsing binary in Auriga

Epsilon Eridani

Epsilon Eridani: nearby K-type star with planets and debris

Epsilon Pegasi

Epsilon Pegasi (Enif) — orange supergiant star in Pegasus

Equinox

Equinox: Astronomical Definition, Seasonal Role, and Cultural Importance

Equuleus

Equuleus: the Little Horse constellation

Eridanus (constellation)

Erinome (moon)

Erinome (Jupiter XXV): an irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter

Eris (dwarf planet)

Eris — distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet

Erriapus (moon)

ESTCube-1

ESTCube-1: Estonia's first satellite (1U CubeSat)

Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae — a massive luminous blue variable in the Carina Nebula

Euanthe (moon)

Euanthe — a small irregular moon of Jupiter

Eukelade

Eukelade (Jupiter XLVII)

Euporie (moon)

Euporie (moon) — small retrograde satellite of Jupiter

Europa (moon)

European Southern Observatory

Eurydome (moon)

Eurydome (Jupiter moon)

Exosphere

Exosphere (outermost layer of a planetary atmosphere)