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16 hours ago · For example, the plane of the Moon's orbit gradually rotates once every 18.61 years, which affects other aspects of lunar motion. These follow-on effects are mathematically described by Cassini's laws. Minimum, mean and maximum distances of the Moon from Earth with its angular diameter as seen from Earth's surface, to scale Tidal effects
- Natural Satellite
Terminology. The first known natural satellite was the Moon,...
- Moon (Disambiguation)
Celestial bodies. Natural satellite or moon (generic); Moon,...
- View Source
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- Far Side of The Moon
Photograph of the far side of the Moon, with Mare Orientale...
- Near Side of The Moon
The names of the major maria and some craters on the near...
- Tidal Locking
Tidal locking results in the Moon rotating about its axis in...
- Natural Satellite
16 hours ago · Quantum System One, a quantum computer by IBM from 2019 with 20 superconducting qubits. A quantum computer is a computer that takes advantage of quantum mechanical phenomena. On small scales, physical matter exhibits properties of both particles and waves, and quantum computing leverages this behavior, specifically quantum superposition and entanglement, using specialized hardware that ...
16 hours ago · Well beyond the main rings is the Phoebe ring, which is presumed to originate from Phoebe and thus share its retrograde orbital motion. It is aligned with the plane of Saturn's orbit. Saturn has an axial tilt of 27 degrees, so this ring is tilted at an angle of 27 degrees to the more visible rings orbiting above Saturn's equator.
16 hours ago · A Soyuz-FG rocket launches from "Gagarin's Start" (Site 1/5), Baikonur Cosmodrome A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. 'bobbin/spool') [nb 1] is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely from propellant carried within the vehicle; therefore a ...
16 hours ago · Nigel Farage has revealed his "true colours as a nasty, race-baiting character", says Labour's Baroness Hazarika, following his interview with Trevor Phillips. "I am a proud Indian, Scottish ...
16 hours ago · Events leading to World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.
16 hours ago · For the verb meaning "to grow weary" both American and British English use only the tire spelling. vice: vise, vice: For the two-jawed workbench tool, Americans and Canadians retain the very old distinction between vise (the tool) and vice (the sin, and also the Latin prefix meaning a deputy), both of which are vice in the UK and Australia.
