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Star
A
celestial object, a giant ball of hot gasses that uses hydrogen as its fuel
Dark matter
An attractive
force, a kind of cosmic cement that holds our universe together
Dark energy
What causes the universe to expand at an accelerated rate
Spectroscopy
A
subfield under astrophysics, where it analyzes light spectra, revealing celestial objects' chemical composition, temperature, and pressure
Heliophysics
A
branch of astronomy that studies the sun's domain, composition, and its effect on our daily life
Isaac Newton
The
astronomer
responsible for publishing his
theory for law of motion and law of gravitation
Astrometry
A branch under astronomy where
it focuses on measuring the location of celestial objects and its movements on its plane in the sky
Makemake is an example of a dwarf planet-
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Meteor
A
space object that enters the Earth's atmosphere
or on another planet at high speed
and burns up the fireballs or "shooting stars"
Cosmology
A
branch under astrophysics
that tackles the
study of the origin, development, structure, history, and future of the entire universe