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  1. orbit
    the path of a celestial body in its revolution about another
  2. astronomy
    the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies
  3. eclipse
    the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another
  4. lunar
    of or relating to or associated with the moon
  5. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
  6. nebula
    an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
  7. supernova
    a star that explodes and becomes luminous in the process
  8. galaxy
    a collection of star systems
  9. corona
    the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
  10. luminosity
    the quality of emitting or reflecting light
  11. quasar
    a starlike object that may send out radio waves
  12. vacuum
    the absence of matter
  13. wane
    decrease in phase
  14. zenith
    the highest point of something
  15. nadir
    the point below the observer directly opposite the zenith
  16. stellar
    being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
  17. pulsar
    a degenerate neutron star that emits polarized radiation
  18. perigee
    the nearest point in an orbit around the Earth
  19. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  20. observatory
    a building equipped to view astronomical phenomena
  21. elliptical
    rounded like an egg
  22. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  23. asteroid
    a small celestial body composed of rock and metal
  24. meteor
    a mass that enters earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent
Created on Fri Dec 17 10:48:05 EST 2021 (updated Fri Dec 17 15:49:05 EST 2021)

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