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planet
a large sphere in space that orbits a star, such as our Sun
solar system
made up of the Sun and the planets and other objects that orbit around it
star
a hot, glowing ball of gases
asteroids
chunks of rock or metal that orbit the Sun
comets
mostly ice mixed with bits of rocks and dust that have a long, narrow orbit around the Sun.
meteors
small pieces of rock or metal that have broken off from comets or asteroids
telescope
a tool that gathers light to make faraway objects appear larger, closer, and clearer
lens
a clear material that changes the path of light rays
galaxy
a very large group of stars
constellation
a group of stars that form a picture
The Milky Way
The name of the galaxy that our solar system is in