Solar System

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Galaxy

A massive system of stars, dust, gas, and dark matter held together by gravity, which can contain millions to trillions of stars, including star systems, stellar remnants, and interstellar clouds.

Meteor

A small celestial object that enters Earth's atmosphere, often burning up and creating a bright streak of light known as a meteor or shooting star.

Outer Planets

Also known as the gas giants, the outer planets of the Solar System include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; they are characterized by their large sizes, thick atmospheres, and multiple moons.

Rotation

The spinning of a celestial body, like a planet, around its own axis, which determines the length of day and night.

Asteroids

Rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, varying in size and shape.

Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory is the prevailing cosmological model explaining the origin of the universe, suggesting it began from an extremely hot and dense state approximately 13.8 billion years ago and has since expanded.

Meteoroids

Small rocky or metallic bodies in space, typically smaller than asteroids, that can become meteors when they enter a planet's atmosphere.

Astronomy

The scientific study of celestial objects, space, and the universe as a whole, encompassing various disciplines such as astrophysics and cosmology.

Revolution

The motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an

orbit. The Earth's revolution time around the sun is 365 days

Meteorite

A meteor that does not burn up in the atmosphere and lands on earth’s surface.

Inner Planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called the inner planets because they are closest to

the Sun. They are also called the terrestrial planets.

Telescope

A tool used by Copernicus to help support the Heliocentric theory used to support observation.

Constellation

A recognizable pattern of stars seen in the night time sky.

Astronomical unit

A unit of measurement in our solar system based on the distance from earth to the sun

about 93, 000,000 miles.

Eclipse

This happens when the shadow of one celestial body(planet or moon) falls on another