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Universe
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| universe | all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc. |
| light year | a unit of distance equal to the distance that light travels in one year (about 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers) |
| solar system | our sun and the planets that move around it |
| galaxy | any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe |
| planet | a large, round object in space (such as the Earth) that travels around a star (such as the sun) |
| star | any one of the objects in space that are made of burning gas and that look like points of light in the night sky |
| astronomical unit | a unit of length used in astronomy equal to the mean distance of the earth from the sun or about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) |