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GALACTIC SYSTEM [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

Vestiges of the interstellar wind flowing into what's called the heliosphere-the vast bubble filled by the Sun's own constant flow of particles, the solar wind – is one of the ways scientists can observe what lies just outside of our own home, in the galactic cloud through which the solar system travels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

[...] les deux sondes ont atteint les limites [de] l'héliosphère à environ la même distance, soit 120 unités astronomiques [...] L'héliosphère est la zone du système solaire où le vent en provenance de notre Soleil empêche la propagation du vent interstellaire en provenance d'autres étoiles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astrofísica y cosmografía
  • Física espacial
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Record 2 1985-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • The Stars (Astronomy)
OBS

X-ray binary. The most common type of luminous galactic x-ray source, involving a close binary system in which gas flows(via the inner Lagrangian point) or blows(by a strong stellar wind) from a normal nondegenerate star on to a compact companion. For the most luminous sources,... this companion is probably a neutron star or black hole;...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Étoiles (Astronomie)
OBS

Ultérieurement, l'étoile à neutrons n'est quasiment pas détectable. De pareils systèmes d'étoiles brillantes avec un compagnon compact sont appelés des "systèmes dormants".

Spanish

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