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PARALLAX
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Shift of nearby stars relative to more-
distant stars as Earth orbits the sun. |
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Globular Cluster
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A group of older stars located in the halo of spiral galaxies.
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Cosmology
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The study of the origin and
the future of the universe. |
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Black Hole
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is so small and massive that its gravity does not even let light escape.
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Spiral Galaxy
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has distomctove arms and a nuclear bulge.
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Spectrum
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The rainbow of colors that make up white light
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Neutron Star
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A star of about two solar
masses formed from a supernova. |
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Elliptical Galaxy
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Very bright center and contains
almost no gas and dust. |
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Nebulo
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A giant cloud of gas and dust.
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