All the Things!

Our name for astronomical objects

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Asteroid

Asteroids are chunks of rock, left over from when the Solar System was very young.
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Black Hole

Nothing escapes from a black hole, not even light, if you get too close.
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Comet

Similar to asteroids, comets are large pieces of rock, metal and ice - except they have tails!
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Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
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Mars Rover

Mars is the only planet we know of, that is entirely inhabited by robots!
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Moon

Our closest natural neighbour in space. The Moon saves us from asteroid strikes and gives us tides.
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Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and was the first planet where rings were found around it.
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Space Telescope

Space Telescopes can see better than ones on Earth, but that makes them at least 10x more expensive!
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Spiral Galaxy

Collections of billions of stars in a spiral shape with a supermassive black hole at the centre. Our own Milky Way galaxy is a spiral galaxy.
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Star Cluster

Stars are born in groups, usually of a few thousand stars.
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Sun

The star at the centre of our Solar System. It is the most important source of energy for life on Earth.
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Supernova Remnant

When a star explodes, everything that was inside is now outside and it can look pretty messy.