Science Flashcards
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The North Star is a very special star that sits almost directly at the Earth’s North celestial pole.
Polaris
Group of stars in the sky that looks like a hunter
Orion
Brightest star in the night sky
Sirius
A red super giant 10th brightest star in the night sky
Betelgeuse
Largest out of 88 modern constellations
Hydra
Small group of stars that form locally in a constellation
Asterism
A type of nuclear reaction wherein the two light nuclei will fuse to form one heavier nucleus
Nuclear Fusion
On a large scale the universe is both homogenous and isotropic
Cosmological Principle
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
These are groups of stars that form shapes visible in the sky
Constellations
8 planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
The universe is composed of infinitely many stars but still, the night sky remains to be dark
Oliber’s Paradox
5 Northern circumpolar constellations
Cassiopiea, Cepheus, Oraco, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor
A red super giant star on the scutum constellation
Uy scuti
5 zodiacal constellation
Leo scorpius saggitarius aries pisces