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Universe
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Universe | all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. |
| Light year | a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year. |
| Solar system | the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. |
| Galaxy | a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction. |
| Planet | a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star. the earth. |
| Star | a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun. |
| Astronomical Unit | a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun. |