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Encyclopædia Galactica
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Astronomy
Scientific research of solid objects, gas, and dust in space starting
from nearby components of Solar System to farthest observed objects in
the Universe. Research of space originating atmospheric phenomena
(aurorae, meteors, etc.) and of the Earth as part of planetology are
also included in astronomy.
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Rami T. F. Rekola