Astronomy
- Aquarius (constellation), a defined area of the sky containing a group of stars
- Aquarius (LM-7), a Lunar Excursion Module of the Apollo 13 mission
- SAC-D, also known as Aquarius, a satellite launched in 2011 as part of the NASA Earth Observing System program
- Aquarius (SAC-D instrument), an instrument aboard the SAC-D satellite
- Aquarius (rocket), a rocket designed to be launched in the ocean
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Famous quotes containing the word astronomy:
“It is noticed, that the consideration of the great periods and spaces of astronomy induces a dignity of mind, and an indifference to death.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Awareness of the stars and their light pervades the Koran, which reflects the brightness of the heavenly bodies in many verses. The blossoming of mathematics and astronomy was a natural consequence of this awareness. Understanding the cosmos and the movements of the stars means understanding the marvels created by Allah. There would be no persecuted Galileo in Islam, because Islam, unlike Christianity, did not force people to believe in a “fixed” heaven.”
—Fatima Mernissi, Moroccan sociologist. Islam and Democracy, ch. 9, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. (Trans. 1992)