Sentences with phrase «other celestial bodies in»

The search for life on other celestial bodies in our solar system is focused on first locating water.

So, he says, is Europa, commonly known as a moon of Jupiter, and so is the Earth's moon, and so are more than 100 other celestial bodies in our solar system that are denied this status under the prevailing definition of «planet.»

Not exact matches

Under the United Nations Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contaCelestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contaminBodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contacelestial bodies and avoid harmful contaminbodies and avoid harmful contamination.

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The Outer Space Treaty — officially it is the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space — declares that «the moon and other celestial bodies shall be used by all states parties to the treaty exclusively for peaceful purposes.»

Article II in particular states, «Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means.»

It also states: «The activities of nongovernmental entities in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall require authorization and continuing supervision by the appropriate state party to the treaty.»

The Outer Space Treaty, which the United States signed in 1967, requires that the exploration of the moon and other «celestial bodies» be conducted «so as to avoid their harmful contamination and also adverse changes in the environment of Earth resulting from the introduction of extraterrestrial matter.»

Adrian Hamers is researching the way in which celestial bodies orbit each other, now and in the future.

She has her kids pretend they are these celestial bodies and shows them how to move around each other as Native American or Tibetan music softly plays in the background.

The official definition of a plutoid is a round celestial body in an orbit around the sun beyond Neptune's that has not cleared its orbital path of other bodies.

Using the position of celestial bodies and earthbound landmarks whose latitude was known, astronomer Jean - Dominique Cassini and his son Jacques calculated in the early 18th century that the length of a degree of latitude seemed to increase slightly as they traveled south, indicating that Earth was pulled in at the equator, or as others quipped, like a «potbellied man wearing a tight belt.»

In astronomy, a corona is the luminous plasma «atmosphere» of the Sun or other celestial body, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also observable in a coronagrapIn astronomy, a corona is the luminous plasma «atmosphere» of the Sun or other celestial body, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also observable in a coronagrapin a coronagraph.

satellite A moon orbiting a planet or a vehicle or other manufactured object that orbits some celestial body in space.

«Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.»

Aberration of Light, a phenomenon in which a star or other celestial body, as viewed from the earth, appears to be slightly displaced from its true position.

In astrology, a trine is «an astrological aspect formed when a planet, point, or other celestial body is 120 degrees away from another planet, point or celestial body».

Other objects make more fruitful associations: A repeated circle pattern appearing in a ghoulish face, a geometric frieze, and a sculpture representing sunrise and sunset merges personal and cosmic concerns, connecting dark souls to shining celestial bodies «and speaking for art's ability to enlighten.

(6) Any vehicle used or designed for flight or navigation in space and on the registry of the United States pursuant to the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies and the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space, while that vehicle is in flight, which is from the moment when all external doors are closed on Earth following embarkation until the moment when one such door is opened on Earth for disembarkation or in the case of a forced landing, until the competent authorities take over the responsibility for the vehicle and for persons and property aboard.

In the most basic way, love can be compared to the force of gravity that keeps celestial bodies revolving around each other.