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    As opposed to the more short lived and less dense colonies of young stars that group up to create open clusters, globular clusters exist as far greater spherical fashioned collections of aged stars that contain many low mass stars, sometimes numbering among the thousands. Globular clusters are more commonly found among a galaxy’s centre where the vast majority of stars are. It is thought that globular clusters arise from large gas clouds early in the creation of our universe and assist in the formation

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    many different characteristics and attributes, there is just one that stands out in the midst of all the others, Corot-7B. This planet is the smallest exoplanet that has been found outside of our solar system that orbits another star. This fascinating planet has a bright yellow color and is about twice the size of Earth and practically flows lava and rocks. This planet has temperatures ranging from 3,300 to 4,700 degrees Fahrenheit, literally making it anyone’s worst nightmare. This would have to

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    (MIP-3) - The stars not only represent hope, but Najmah as a character as well.(SIP-A)- Najmah doesn’t want to go to New York because there aren’t any stars.(STEWE-1)- In order for Najmah to go to New York, she needs to be able to see the stars clearly. “Can you see the stars?”(Staples 247). Najmah asks Nusrat whether or not the stars are visible from their house in New York. She wants the stars to be visible to help her. Stars in Afghanistan are always shown clearly, making Najmah not want to leave

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    it is full of stars? There are many stars in space some are brighter than others and there are many sizes. The smallest is a dwarf star and the largest is a supergiant.The temperature rising is caused by the pressure that is building up inside the star. As a star's lifespan comes to an end the stars hydrogen becomes helium. When the helium makes it's way to the core of the star the temperature rises and it's outer shell expands. The large fireballs are well known as red giants.(stars national geographic)

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    Astronomers can use the light given off by stars for many things. With the light given off by stars they can see the distance that the star is located from earth. They can also use the light given off by stars to see what that star is composed of. When something is so hot that it glows, for example stars, it shows features that can help you decide what it is made of. This is because different things give off a different spectrum of light when they are burnt to the point that they glow. Each product

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    There are a lot of interesting things about this mysterious planet, for example, there is a great big red spot in it's atmosphere, it's a storm that’s been going for over 300 years! It's bigger than earth and mars combined! Jupiter is really bright, so bright that you can see it at night without a telescope. So if you ask who discovered this planet, there really is no answer. NASA says that the ancients discovered it back in ancient times, it could be true because they only thing they needed would

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    Earth’s galaxy, the Milky Way consists of more than 100 billion stars, many of which can be interpreted by human visual perception, while other can only be observed with the aid of a magnifying or light-collecting optical device such as a telescope. The stars are organized into various groupings according to their visible arrangement as observed in earth’s atmosphere. Human beings from cultures of eras bygone such as the Greeks, Romans, and Babylonians, and bestowed most, if not all of the titles

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    Constellations Every clear, cloudless night, away from the bright town lights, the night sky treats us to a dazzling spectacle. Countless twinkling stars shine down from the heavens, sprinkled all around like fairy dust. It’s illustrated right above us much like Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. But just like the painting, the display is complex and difficult to understand. There are many different parts of the sky with many different topics to go over. One of those topics is the intricacy of constellations

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    fret not, friend, for I will help you figure out this question. Let's start with some history. In 5th century, BC, someone named Democritus had the idea that the bright band in the sky(known as the Milky Way) may be composed of stars. In 4th century BC, Aristotle had the similar idea: "the ignition of the fiery exhalation of some stars which were large, numerous and close together" is something he recorded, along that, "ignition takes place in the upper part of the atmosphere, in the region of the

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    The Life Cycle Of A Star

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    Everything has a system, a routine, a cycle. For stars, their life cycle can last billions of years. Every star we see in the night sky is at a different stage in its life cycle. As NASA said, “Stars are the most widely recognized astronomical objects, and represent the most fundamental building blocks of galaxies.” A star’s life cycle is determined by mass; the larger a star is, the shorter its lifespan is. When stars are formed, they begin as clouds of gas and dust in nebulae. Because of gravity

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