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- 3. The explosive death of a massive star.
- 4. A luminous ball of gas, held together by its own gravity. Stars are powered by nuclear fusion in their cores.
- 5. A building equipped with telescopes and other instruments for astronomical research.
- 6. A vast system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity.
- 7. A building or room with equipment that projects images of the stars and planets onto a dome.
- 9. A rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun, typically found in the asteroid belt.
- 10. A celestial object consisting of ice and dust that orbits the Sun
- 11. An interstellar cloud of gas and dust. Nebulae are often regions where new stars are forming.
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- 1. A luminous ball of gas, held together by its own gravity. Stars are powered by nuclear fusion in their cores.
- 2. A group of stars that appear to form a pattern in the sky, often named after mythological figures or objects.
- 7. A celestial body that orbits a star. Earth is a planet in our solar system.
- 8. A natural satellite that orbits a planet. Earth has one moon, and some planets have many.
- 12. The totality of all space, time, matter, and energy.
