Astronomical events Astronomical events * A transit is the astronomical event that occurs when one celestial body appears to move across the face of another celestial body, as seen by an observer at some particular vantage point. ...more on Wikipedia about "Astronomical transit"
An eclipse ( Greek verb: ecleipo, "to cease existing" or calypse, "to cover" ) is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eclipse"
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous physical phenomena in the universe known to the field of astronomy. They consist of flashes of gamma rays that last from seconds to hours, the longer ones being followed by several days of X-ray afterglow. These flashes occur at apparently random positions in the sky about once per day. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gamma ray burst"
A nova (pl. novae) is a cataclysmic nuclear explosion caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a white dwarf star. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nova"
:In Islam the occultation is the name given to the disappearance of the Twelfth Imam. See also occult (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Occultation"
SHGb02+14a is a radio emitted frequency. It is a source and a candidate in the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence discovered on March 2003 by SETI@home and announced in New Scientist on September 1, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Radio source SHGb02+14a"
Supernovae refer to several types of stellar explosions that produce extremely bright objects made of plasma that decline to invisibility over weeks or months. ...more on Wikipedia about "Supernova" Simply http://www.shortopedia.com!
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