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a tool that makes faraway objects look bigger and closer |
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a star in the center of the solar system that burns gas and gives off heat and light |
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system a group of objects in space, including the Sun and everything that moves around it |
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a group of stars, planets, dust and gas |
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shuttle a craft that is reused to carry people into space and back to Earth |
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to spin on a center point |
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a force that weighs down objects |
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an object that moves around Earth and sends messages and pictures to |
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an imaginary line objects in space follow as they move around a larger object |
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us learn about space |
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an object that moves around Earth that we see mostly at nighttime in phases |
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to move around something in a circular path |
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a giant ball of extremely hot gas that burns and gives off heat and light |
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a large piece of rock or metal flying in space that is left over from the planets |
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a large round object in space that follows a path and moves around a star like the Sun |
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everything that can be seen, touched and sensed above Earth’s atmosphere |
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a person who travels into space |
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