Page 8 - Universe dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Dwarf galaxy A dwarf galaxy is a small galaxy generally with between a ...	Dwarf star A dwarf star is an ordinary star in the main sequence, like ...
Dynamo effect The dynamo effect refers to a set of theories to explain how ...	EADS EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space company) is a ...
Earth Among the eight planets in the solar system, the Earth is ...	Earth-grazing asteroid Earth-grazing asteroids are asteroids that pass close to the ...
Eccentric anomaly In Keplerian elliptical motion an eccentric anomaly is the ...	Eccentricity Eccentricity is a parameter describing the shape of a ...
Eclipse The obscuring of one body by the positioning of another body ...	Eclipse of the Moon An eclipse in which the Earth moves between the Sun and the ...
Eclipse of the Sun This is when the Sun passes behind the Moon which hides it ...	Ecliptic coordinates of a direction The ecliptic coordinates of a direction are the coordinates ...
Ecliptic plane The plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun; most of the ...	Eddington limit The Eddington limit is a limit established by the English ...
Elliptical galaxy An elliptical galaxy is a galaxy with a shape from circular ...	Elongation Elongation is the angle that a celestial body (usually a ...
ELT Extremely Large Telescopes (ELT) are telescopes with ...	Enceladus Enceladus (Saturn II) was discovered by Herschel in 1789. ...
Endeavour Endeavour was the most recent American space shuttle (1987) ...	Enomoto Enomoto is an independent investor based in Hong Kong, the ...