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The document describes various celestial objects found in the universe including galaxies, stars, nebulae, planets, asteroids, comets, and more. It defines galaxies as large groups of stars bound by gravity, and defines active galaxies as galaxies with emission at their centers. It also notes that our solar system resides in the Milky Way galaxy which is part of the Local Group of galaxies.

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The document describes various celestial objects found in the universe including galaxies, stars, nebulae, planets, asteroids, comets, and more. It defines galaxies as large groups of stars bound by gravity, and defines active galaxies as galaxies with emission at their centers. It also notes that our solar system resides in the Milky Way galaxy which is part of the Local Group of galaxies.

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objects

in the
universe
UNIVERSE
All of space, matter, energy, time,
and its contents, including different
bodies found in it.
XALAG Y
A galaxy is a large
group of stars, gas,
and dust bound
together by gravity.
C TAV E I
XALAYA
Active galaxies are
galaxies that have a
small core of emission
embedded at the
center of an otherwise
typical galaxy.
Galactic Cluster
A Galactic Cluster is a
collection of galaxies
gravitationally bound.
Supercluster
A Supercluster is a
region where galaxies
and galactic clusters are
tightly packed.
The Solar System is a
gravitationally bound
system of a sun and
the objects that orbit it.
Our solar system
resides in the Milky
Way galaxy, a spiral
galaxy that is part of
a group of galaxies
called the Local
Group.
R SAT
A star is a sphere of gas
held together by its own
gravity. They are
glowing balls of gas that
undergo nuclear fusion.
NUAEBL
A nebula is a giant cloud
of dust and gas in space
PNUSERANVO
A supernova (the plural is
supernovae) is the explosion of
a star.
They heat up the interstellar
medium, distribute heavy
elements throughout the
Galaxy, and accelerate cosmic
rays.
Neutron stars are formed when
a massive star runs out of fuel
and collapses. The very central
region of the star – the core –
collapses, crushing together
every proton and electron into
a neutron
A white dwarf is what
stars like the Sun become
after they have exhausted
their nuclear fuel.
Black hole forms from the
remnants of a large star
that dies in a supernova
explosion.

A place in space where


gravity pulls so much.
Binary star systems
contain two stars that
orbit around their
common center of mass.
Many of the stars in our
Galaxy are part of a
binary system.
Cataclysmic variables (CVs)
are binary star systems that
have a white dwarf and a
normal star companion. They
are typically small – the entire
binary system is usually the
size of the Earth-Moon system
– with an orbital period of 1 to
10 hours.
LNEAPT
Planets are moderately
large objects orbiting a
star.
Planets are generally
rocky or gaseous in
nature and spherical-
shaped.
E T S IAT E LL
A satellite orbits a
planet; these objects
are also called
moons.
I O R SAT D E
An asteroid is a
relatively small,
rocky/metallic object
usually orbiting a
star.
CMEOT
A comet is a relatively
small, icy object usually
orbiting a star. Asteroids,
comets, and miscellaneous
small/irregular objects and
“dust” are often categorized
as Minor Bodies
REFERENCES:

https://www.coursehero.com/study-guides/atd-fscj-
introastronomy/basic-objects-in-the-universe/

https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/

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