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See also Astra, Astros. A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant Astronomy (also frequently referred to as astrophysics) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earths atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). ... Hand-coloured version of the anonymous Flammarion woodcut (1888). ... Refers to the name brand given to radios from the manufacturer Motorola that are capable of digital voice transmission. ... Previous Astro Logo Astro is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or direct-to-home satellite television and radio service in Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. ... Astro Nusantara is a satellite television service in Indonesia. ... Astro the dog is a canine character on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, The Jetsons. ... Astro is the solo project of Japanese musician Hiroshi Hasegawa of the influential noise music group C.C.C.C. Astros music is made using a Moog synthesizer and covers a wide range of styles in the experimental psychedelic music field, from space music to psychedelically tinged harsh noise. ... Astro Boy is the American title for the Japanese animated series Tetsuwan Atom , which roughly translates to Mighty Atom and literally to Iron-arm Atom) first broadcast on Japanese television from 1963 to 1966. ... Astro Chicken was the name of an arcade game embedded in the 1989 Sierra On-Line adventure game Space Quest III: Pirates of Pestulon. ... Astro City, vol. ... The Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) is Japans aerospace agency. ... Hinotori (Japanese for Phoenix) may refer to: Hinotori (satellite), an astronomical satellite developed by Japans ISAS Phoenix (manga), a manga series made by Osamu Tezuka Category: ... Tenma (known as Astro-B before launch) was the Japans second X-ray astronomy satellite, developed by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. ... ASTRO-C, renamed Ginga (Japanese for galaxy), was launched from the Kagoshima Space Center on 5 February 1987. ... ASCA (formerly named ASTRO-D) is Japans fourth cosmic X-ray astronomy mission, and the second for which the United States is providing part of the scientific payload. ... Astro-E (NASA) Astro-E2 (NASA) ASTRO-E and ASTRO-EII (or Astro-E2) are Japanese X-ray astronomy satellites built primarily by JAXA. In 2000 the Astro-E launch failed (with the satellite falling into the ocean), so a replacement called Astro-EII was launched on July 10, 2005. ... Artists conception of ASTRO-F ASTRO-F (or Akari) is an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea. ... ASTRO-G (also known as VSOP-2) is a planned radio telescope satellite under development by JAXA. It is expected to be launched in fiscal year 2011 into elliptic orbit around Earth (apogee height 25,000 km, perigee height 1,000 km). ... Astro-geodetic methods are a group of important methods in geodesy, satellite techniques and astrometry. ... The Reliant Astrodome, formerly just the Astrodome, is a domed sports stadium in Houston, Texas, and is part of the Reliant Park complex. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... The Astro-Gnome was a rather bizarre American automobile manufactured in 1956 by the Richard Arbib Co. ... Astro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album from the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. ... In the Power Rangers universe, Zords are colossal mechanical or bio-mechanical robots. ... Celestial Navigation is the 15th episode of The West Wing. ... In astrology, an astro-twin is a pair of people that were born on the same day and whose natal chart/horoscope is consequently very similar, even though they may have been born in different places and at different times. ... GMC Safari (first generation) Second-generation GMC Safari The Chevrolet Astro was a mid-sized van introduced by Chevrolet in 1985 to rival domestic (American) competitors the Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager twins. ... The Chevrolet Titan (and similar GMC Astro 95) were heavy-duty Class 8 cabover trucks made by General Motors between 1968 and 1988. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. ... Houston redirects here. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Astro may refer to: Astronomy Astrology Astro (Motorola), used to describe the digital voice radios produced by Motorola Astro (satellite TV), a Malaysian subscription-based multi-channel satellite TV & radio service Astro Nusantara, Indonesia subscription-based multi-channel TV service Astro (The Jetsons), a dog on the animated television series... The White Stripes is the self-titled debut album by American rock band, The White Stripes, and was released in 1999. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... // Astra may refer to: Astra (Marvel), Marvel comics character Astra missile, under development by India Astra (album), a 1985 album by Asia Astra (manga), by Jerry Robinson. ... Here are things that start with the name Astros: Major League Baseball Houston Astros Astros Field A place in Arcadia, Greece Astros, Greece See also: Astro This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


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