Galaxies and Stars

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What is a light year?

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The distance light can travel in a year.

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What is a galaxy?

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A group of stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas held together by gravity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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How far is the Andromeda Galaxy from Earth?

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2.2 million light years.

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What are astronomical units used for?

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Distances within a solar system.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What unit is commonly used to measure distances in space?

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Light year.

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What is the Milky Way?

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The galaxy that contains our solar system.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What is the difference between a star and a galaxy?

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A star is a luminous celestial body, while a galaxy is a collection of stars and other matter.

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What is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way?

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The Andromeda Galaxy.

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What is the significance of the Hubble Space Telescope?

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It has provided deep space images and helped measure distances to galaxies.

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What is a nebula?

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A giant cloud of dust and gas in space, often the birthplace of stars.