Portia
(Encyclopedia) Portia pôrˈshə [key], in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.
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IRAS
(Encyclopedia) IRAS: see infrared astronomy.
NICMOS
(Encyclopedia) NICMOS: see infrared astronomy.
COBE
(Encyclopedia) COBE: see infrared astronomy.
SOFIA
(Encyclopedia) SOFIA: see infrared astronomy.
radio telescope
(Encyclopedia) radio telescope: see radio astronomy.
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Einstein Observatory
(Encyclopedia) Einstein Observatory: see X-ray astronomy.
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Shklovsky, Iosif Samuilovich
(Encyclopedia) Shklovsky, Iosif Samuilovich yôsˈĭf səmo͞oēlˈəvĭch shklŏfˈskē [key], 1916–85, Soviet astronomer. He was head of the department of radio-astronomy at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute,...
Lysithea
(Encyclopedia) Lysithea lĭsĭthˈēə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.
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Himalia
(Encyclopedia) Himalia hĭmälˈyə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.
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