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ISS – International Space Station
HRPS – High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher
GMC – Giant Molecular Cloud
FRB – Fast Radio Burst
IMO – International Meteor Organization
HRMS – High Resolution Microwave Survey
GAIA – Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics
FUSE – Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
IMC – International Meteor Conference
PHO – Potentially Hazardous Object
UHECR – Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray
NEA – Near Earth Asteroids
NEO – Near Earth Object
PHA – Potentially Hazardous Asteroid
APSCO – Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization
NEC – Near Earth Comets
HTRA – High Time Resolution Astrophysics
LBV – Luminous Blue Variable
MPC – Minor Planet Center
IRAS – Infrared Astronomical Satellite
LMC – Large Magellanic Cloud
MASER – Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LISA – Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
MCG – Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies
LASCO – Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronograph Experiment
LINEAR – Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research
CREAM – Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass
IRAC – Infrared Array Camera
AGN – Active Galactic Nucleus
NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
GTI – Global Tilted Irradiance
GHI – Global Horizontal Irradiance
DHI – Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance
DNI – Direct Normal Irradiance
TSI – Total Solar Irradiance
GNI – Global Normal Irradiance
UV – Ultraviolet
MOID – Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance
AGU – American Geophysical Union
PPARC – Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
KBO – Kuiper Belt Object
AGB – Asymptotic Giant Branch
ISY – International Space Year
PPN – Protoplanetary Nebula / Preplanetary Nebula
ING – Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
LIC – Local Interstellar Cloud
HEOMD – Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate
MER – Mars Exploration Rover
ELV – Expendable Launch System
ALEXIS – Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging