The list of astronomy acronyms and abbreviations.
All astronomy related acronyms and abbreviations.
NGST: | Next Generation Space Telescope(Astronomical satellite, Telescope) |
NSO: | National Solar Observatory(Observatory, Celestial objects, Astronomy) |
NSTL: | National Space Technology Laboratories(RESEARCH, SPACE, Astrophysics) |
OAO: | Orbiting Astronomical Observatory(Astronomical satellite, Telescope) |
ORFEUS: | Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer |
OSSA: | Office of Space Science and Applications(SPACE, Astrophysics, Astronomy) |
OSSE: | Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment(Analytical Chemistry) |
OSTA: | Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications(SPACE, Astrophysics) |
OTA: | Optical Telescope Assembly(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Optics) |
PPARC: | Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council(SPACE, Astrophysics) |
PSC: | Point Source Catalog(Astronomical catalog, Celestial objects, Astronomy) |
ROM: | Rough Order of Magnitude(SPACE, Astrophysics, Astronomy) |
RTG: | Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator(Astronomical instrument) |
SDAC: | Solar Data Analysis Center(Astronomical, Astronomy, Science) |
SDSS: | Sloan Digital Sky Survey(Astronomical program, SPACE, Astrophysics) |
SERC: | Science and Engineering Research Council(Celestial objects, Astronomy) |
SN: | Space Network(SPACE, Astrophysics, Astronomy) |
SOFIA: | Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy(Telescope) |
SOT: | Solar Optical Telescope(SPACE, Astrophysics, Astronomy) |
SRL: | Space Radar Laboratory(RESEARCH, SPACE, Astrophysics) |
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