| Acronym | Meaning |
| YSO | Young Stellar Object |
| LSR | Local Standard Of Rest |
| CFA | Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| LEST | Large Earth-based Solar Telescope |
| JGR | Journal Of Geophysical Research |
| LGM | Little Green Men |
| AAS | American Astronomical Society |
| CFPA | Center For Particle Astrophysics (Berkeley) |
| ISAS | Institute Of Space AND Astronautical Science |