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HiSET Science - Space - Astronomy
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HiSET Science - Space - Astronomy
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1. Nova

2. Quasars

3. A Small Of Ice - Rock - And Cosmic Dust That Follows An Elliptical Orbit Around The Sun And And That Gives Off Gas And Dust In The Form Of A Tail As It Passes Close To The Sun

4. An Object In Space Whose Gravity Is So Strong Not Even Light Can Escape.

5. This Star Is In The Final Stage In The Death Of A Star

6. Very Massive Stars Which Are In The Main Sequence But Not For Long; They Quickly Use Up Their Hydrogen And Turn Into Giants

7. Planets

8. Planets

9. Solar Nebula

10. Star

11. Spiral Galaxy

12. Meteor

13. A Rapidly Spinning Neutron Star That Produces Radio Waves

14. Supernova

15. A dying star in the last stages of stellar evolution. Has consumed its core's supply of hydrogen fuel. They are the largest known stars.In a few billion years our sun will become a red giant.

16. A Galaxy Shaped Like A Round Or Flattened Ball - Generally Containing Only Old Stars

17. (Dead): Small - Hot Star That Is The Leftover Center Of An Older Star; Has No Hydrogen Left And Cannot Generate Anymore Energy; Can Shine For Billions Of Years Before Completely Cooling Off. (Planetary Nebula Sheds Away Layers Into Space; Once Nebula Disperses The Cooling Carbon Core Of The Star Will Remain As This Star.)

18. A Star That Has Collapsed Under Its Own Gravity

19. Nasa

20. Satellite

21. Orbiters

22. Sun

23. Nebulae

24. Light-years

25. Gravity