Space

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Solar Eclipse

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an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.

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Mars

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Roman Mythology the god of war and the most important Roman god after Jupiter.

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Space Station

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a large artificial satellite used as a long-term base for operations in space.

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Venus

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Is the second planet from the sun, is about the size of earth.

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Comet

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a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

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Solstice

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either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.

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Space Probe

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device sent to space to gather information and images

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Marina

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a specially designed harbor with moorings for pleasure craft and small boats.

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Ellipse

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earths year long orbit around the sun.

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Revolution

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a motion in orbit or circular course around another object.

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Axis

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an imaginary line about which a body rotates : the earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours.

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Lunar Eclipse

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an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.

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Pluto

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Astronomy the most remote known planet of the solar system, usually ninth in order from the sun, discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh.

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Orbit

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the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, esp. a periodic elliptical revolution.

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Refracting Telescope

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a telescope that uses a converging lens to collect light.

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meteor

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a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.

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meteorite

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a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. More than 90 percent of meteorites are of rock, while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.

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observatory

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a room or building housing an astronomical telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena.

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rocket

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a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal.

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waning

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have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.