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  • The Porpoise Galaxy
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    A galaxy refers to a huge system of stars, planets, gas, and dust that are gravitationally bound together. Our solar system, for instance, is part of the Milky Way galaxy, which is thought to contain ...
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    Top 10 Facts About The Missions to Venus

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  • Titania
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    10 Interesting Facts about Titania

    With a circumference of 4,956 km (271,104 miles), Titania is the biggest moon of the planet Uranus, and the 8th biggest solar system moon overall. Titania was discovered by William Herschel on January 11, 1787, ...
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    Interesting Quotes By Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the most influential physicist of the 20th century, and was born in Germany to a  Jewish family, although he later became a Swiss citizen (1901) and then a U.S. citizen in ...
  • Fox Fur Nebula in Monoceros
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    Nebulae Named After Land Animals

    Nebulae are vast regions of interstellar dust and ionized gases which form stars due to a process called gravitational accretion. This whole turbulent and complex process results in unusual and exotic gas shapes being formed, ...
  • Betelgeuse before and after dimming
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    10 Interesting Facts about Variable Stars

    In simple terms, a variable star is a star whose luminosity changes or fluctuates as seen from Earth. The changes in luminosity can be caused by a wide range of possible causes, some of which ...

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