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The big bang theory.
The big bang theory is the theory of how the universe was made by matter and antimatter colliding. |
A galaxy
A galaxy is a group of starts held together by mutual gravitation. |
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The Milky way.
The milky way is the galaxy that our solar system is in. |
A Light year.
A light year is the distance that light travels in one year. |
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Prominence.
A large bright feature extended from the suns surface. |
Solar nebula.
A rotating and flattened cloud of gas. |
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Corona
is the suns atmosphere. |
Supernova
Is the very large and energetic explosion of a star. |
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Black hole
Is a curvature of space time geometry. |
Neutron star
Is a remnant of a larger star that has collapsed. |
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A main sequence star
Is a star that is in its prime essentially. |
A red shift
is when all of the colors in the visible spectrum shift towards the red end of it. |
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Nuclear fusion
is when two hydrogen atoms combine to make one helium atom. |
A solar system
Is a large grouping of stars and planets. |
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A planetesimal
Is a large cluster of rocks and dust that can form a protoplanet. |
Solar wind
Is Electrons called ions that travel from the suns surface to the rest of the solar system. |
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A solar flare
Is a sudden brightening over the earths surface. |
A sunspot
Is a spot or patch sometimes appearing on the suns surface. |
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The Photosphere
Is the only visible layer of the suns atmosphere. |
An Aurora
Is colored light in the sky near the earths magnetic poles. |
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A red giant
Is a large red star with the mass like our sun. |
A white dwarf
Is what stars like the sun become when they have exhausted all of their energy. |
