asteroide

A region of space lying between Mars (1.5 AU) and Jupiter (5.2 AU), where the great majority of the asteroids are found. None of the belt asteroids have retrograde motion.

asteroid (planet i vogël, planet i vockël)

Astronomy; General astronomy

Also called planetoids or minor planets, the asteroids are tiny planets most of which orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. The largest - and the first discovered - is Ceres, ...

objekt fluturues i paidentifikueshëm (UFO)

Aerospace; Space flight

UFOs are unidentified aircraft which are attributed to alien space flight. One supposed UFO halted air traffic at Hangzhou Airport, China, on July 7. The appearance is being ...

anije kozmike

Aerospace; Space flight

A reusable spacecraft with wings developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human spaceflight missions. The first test flight took place in ...

zenit

Aerospace; Space flight

The point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer. Opposite the nadir.

zeta (Z)

Aerospace; Space flight

A multiplier, x1021 from the last letter of the Latin alphabet. See the entry for CGPM.

rreze x

Aerospace; Space flight

Electromagnetic radiation in the neighborhood of 100 picometer wavelength.

peshë

Aerospace; Space flight

The gravitational force exerted on an object of a certain mass. The weight of mass m is mg Newtons, where g is the local acceleration due to a body's gravity.