galaxy — /gal euhk see/, n., pl. galaxies. 1. Astron. a. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. b. (usually cap.) See Milky Way. 2. any large and brilliant or impressive… … Universalium
Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars … Wikipedia
White dwarf — For other uses, see White dwarf (disambiguation). Image of Sirius A and Sirius B taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Sirius B, which is a white dwarf, can be seen as a faint pinprick of light to the lower left of the much brighter Sirius A … Wikipedia
Open cluster — Galactic cluster redirects here. See also galaxy groups and clusters NGC 265, an open star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and… … Wikipedia
Onboarding — A model of onboarding (adapted from Bauer Erdogan, 2011). Onboarding, also known as organizational socialization, refers to the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective… … Wikipedia
Naine blanche — Ne pas confondre avec Étoile blanche de la séquence principale Sirius B est une naine blanche visible comme un petit point en bas à gauche de … Wikipédia en Français
Enana blanca — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Comparación de tamaños entre la enana blanca IK P … Wikipedia Español
Naine Blanche — Traduction terminée White dwarf → … Wikipédia en Français
Naines blanches — Naine blanche Traduction terminée White dwarf → … Wikipédia en Français
Belgische Revolution — In der belgischen Revolution von 1830 erhob sich die überwiegend katholische Bevölkerung der südlichen Provinzen des Vereinigten Königreichs der Niederlande gegen die Vorherrschaft der mehrheitlich protestantischen Nordprovinzen. Innerhalb… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stars named after people — Over the past few centuries, a small number of stars have been named after individual people. It is common in astronomy for objects to be given names, in accordance with accepted astronomical naming conventions. However, most stars are not given… … Wikipedia