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Astronomy terms

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Theory that states that the universe began with a tremendous explosion about 15 billion years ago   The Big Bang Theory  
All space and the matter that space contains   Universe  
A large group of stars in space   Galaxy  
A flattened disk of stars with spiral arms and a central bulge that contains both young and old stars   Spiral Galaxy  
Massive groups of old stars that look like spheres or elongated oval shapes with bright centers   Elliptical Galaxy  
Group of stars that have an irregular structure and do not fit into the other categories   Irregular Galaxy  
A large cloud of dust and gas in space where new stars are formed   Nebula  
Huge bright ball of gas and dust in space   Star  
Where stars spend most of their active life fusing hydrogen to helium and form a diagonal pattern down the center of the H-R diagram   Main Sequence Star  
A star that expands and cools once it runs out of hydrogen   Red Giant Star  
A small hot star near the end of its life; the left over center of an old star   White Dwarf  
The next stage in a star's life cycle after a white dwarf when the star has 'burned out' and no longer shines   Black Dwarf  
The death of a star by a tremendous explosion which releases huge amounts of energy   Supernova  
A star that forms after a supernova in which nearly all the particles have become neutrons   Neutron Star  
A spinning neutron star that emits rapid pulses of light   Pulsar  
#An object that forms after a supernova with gravity so strong that the escape veloxity is greater than the speed of light   Black Hole  
Hertzsprung-Russsel diagram; a graph that shows the relationship between a star's temperature and absolute magnitude   H-R Diagram  
A starlike source of light that is extremely far away and one of the most powerful sources of energy in the universe   Quasar  
Groups of stars within galaxies   Star Cluster  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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