The list of astronomy acronyms and abbreviations.
All astronomy related acronyms and abbreviations.
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LEO: | Low Earth Orbit(Satellite Communications, SPACE, Astrophysics) |
LLNL: | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(RESEARCH, Celestial objects) |
JAXA: | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(Space exploration, Space agency, Japan) |
NBS: | National Bureau of Standards(Mechanical sealing, Sealing, Environment) |
USGS: | United States Geological Survey(Geological, Geology, Hurricane management) |
VLBI: | Very Long Baseline Interferometry(Astronomical instrument, Instrument) |
Laser: | Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
ACS: | Advanced Camera for Surveys(Astronomical instrument, Instrument) |
COSTAR: | Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement(Instrument) |
ISAS: | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science(SPACE, Astrophysics) |
UT: | Universal Time(Astrophysics, Celestial objects, Astronomy) |
ACE: | Advanced Composition Explorer(SpaceCraft, Scientific satellite, Satellite) |
AGU: | American Geophysical Union(Earth sciences, Geophysics, Physics) |
BATSE: | Burst and Transient Source Experiment(Astronomical instrument) |
EGRET: | Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope(Telescope, SPACE, Astrophysics) |
ESO: | European Southern Observatory(Observatory, Optics, Physics) |
FTL: | Faster Than Light(SLANG, Astrophysics, Celestial objects) |
GRO: | Gamma Ray Observatory(Observatory, Telescope, Celestial objects) |
IGY: | International Geophysical Year(Astronomical program, Earth sciences) |
MGS: | Mars Global Surveyor(SpaceCraft, Satellite, Celestial objects) |
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