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Main:Science:Astronomy

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Loose apronyms:
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ALDEBARANAcross Lightyear Distances, Earthbound Beams Are Received At Night Tony McCoy O'Grady. (Taurus, the Bull, is a zodiacal constellation that contains the orange-hued star Aldebaran, the 13th brightest star in the sky and 45 times larger than the Sun.)
FOCUSFor Orbits, Centre's Usually Star Angela Brett
IAIts Astronomical Rico Leffanta (Ia is Hawaiian for Milky Way)
METALMost Elements That Aren't Light Angela Brett (astronomers call any elements heavier than helium 'metals'.)
Science:Chemistry
METEORSMoving Endlessly They Encircle Our Rotating Sphere Tony McCoy O'Grady
MISQUOTEMost Idiots Seldom Question Understanding Of The Eclipse Rico Leffanta
Communication
MOONMonthly Orbiter Of Nighttime Tony McCoy O'Grady
ORIONOften Resplendent In Our Nightsky Tony McCoy O'Grady
PATHETICPeople Against The Hypothesis Earth Travels In Circles Rico Leffanta
Assorted Adjectives
PERSEIDSParticles Entering Remote Stratosphere Emit Illuminations During Summertime. Tony McCoy O'Grady
PLASMAPyrolysis Looms As Spacecraft Meets Atmosphere Angela Brett, who hopes that the term 'pyrolysis' can apply to the separation of atoms into ions and electrons in plasma.
Science:Physics
PULSARSProbably Unpopulated Locations, Some Are Remotely Studied. Tony McCoy O'Grady
QUASARSQueer Unusual And Strange Areas - Radiation Sources Tony McCoy O'Grady
ROCKETRoaring Off, Carrying Keen Extra Terrestrials Patricia Rix
Science:Physics
ROCKETSReach Orbit Converting Kinetic Energy, Transporting Satellites Philip Edwards
SATELLITESat A 'Tall Electric Lamp' = Light! It Truly Enlightened! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Saw 'SATELLITE' thought 'Sat A Light.'
Words & Wordplay
SETISpread Ears Toward Infinity Angela Brett (SETI usually stands for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
SHUTTLESpacemen Have Used This To Leave Earth Angela Brett
Transport
SIDEREALStarlight Inspires Desires Enchanting Romantics, Especially After Libations Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
SOLSource Of Light Tony McCoy O'Grady
SPACEScientists Puzzled About Curvature, Etc. Angela Brett
STARSomething That Astronomers Research Angela Brett
STARSShining Things Are Radiation Sources Tony McCoy O'Grady
SUNRISESun's Up Now, Resulting In Sleep Ending. Roger Williams
Time
Sports & Recreation:Relaxation
SUNSETSun Unseen Now Signifying Evening Time. Roger Williams
Time
TELESCOPEThis Enhances Longsightedness - Even See Cosmic Objects Parsecs Extrasolar. Angela Brett
TIDEThen It Does Ebb. Roger Williams
Time
Places:Waterways
UMBRAUsually Makes Blacker Region Appear. Angela Brett