Guzman's The Enormity of Space

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What is a Nebula?

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A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born.

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What happens to galaxies as they move farther away from us?

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The farther away galaxies are from us, the faster they are moving away from us.

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What is an open universe?

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A model of the universe where stars move outward forever, indicating an infinite expansion.

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What is a Planet?

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A relatively large spherical body that orbits a star.

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What is an Irregular Galaxy?

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A galaxy that does not have a regular shape.

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What is a Protostar?

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An early stage in the formation of a star, where gas and dust begin to collapse under gravity.

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What is a Galaxy?

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A massive system that consists of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.

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What is a Star?

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A luminous celestial body made of plasma that generates energy through nuclear fusion.

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What is a Solar System?

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A collection of celestial bodies, including a star and the objects that orbit it, such as planets and moons.

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What is a Quasar?

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An extremely luminous and distant active galactic nucleus, powered by a supermassive black hole.