a star and all the celestial objects—planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust—that are bound to it by gravity and orbit around it.

a large, round celestial body that orbits a star (like our Sun) and does not produce its own light.

a massive, luminous, and roughly spherical body of plasma (electrically charged gas) held together by its own gravity.

a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.

the distance light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

the totality of all space, time, matter, and energy that exists.

an astronomical event occurring twice annually (June and December) when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, directly overhead the Tropics of Cancer or Capricorn.

a massive, luminous, and roughly spherical body of plasma held together by its own gravity

a measure of how bright a star, planet, or other celestial object looks to an observer on Earth.

the total amount of light or energy an object (like a star or light bulb) produces every second.

of an astronomical object's intrinsic brightness (luminosity), defined as the apparent magnitude a star or object would have if placed at a standard distance of 10 parsecs ( light-years) from Earth.

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solar system	a star and all the celestial objects—planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust—that are bound to it by gravity and orbit around it.
planet	a large, round celestial body that orbits a star (like our Sun) and does not produce its own light.
star	a massive, luminous, and roughly spherical body of plasma (electrically charged gas) held together by its own gravity.
galaxy	a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.
light-year	the distance light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).
universe	the totality of all space, time, matter, and energy that exists.
solstice	an astronomical event occurring twice annually (June and December) when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, directly overhead the Tropics of Cancer or Capricorn.
star	a massive, luminous, and roughly spherical body of plasma held together by its own gravity
apparent magnitude	a measure of how bright a star, planet, or other celestial object looks to an observer on Earth.
luminosity	the total amount of light or energy an object (like a star or light bulb) produces every second.
absolute magnitude	of an astronomical object's intrinsic brightness (luminosity), defined as the apparent magnitude a star or object would have if placed at a standard distance of 10 parsecs ( light-years) from Earth.

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