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A
Moon
is a
satellite
that
orbits
a
planet
, and is not a
planet
itself.
The
Sun
is a
star
that the
Earth orbits.
A
Star
is a
large
,
hot
,
luminous body
that
emits light
and
heat.
A
Solar System
is a collection of
planets
,
moons
,
asteroids
,
comets
, and other
objects
that
orbit
a
star.
A
Galaxy
is a
collection
of
billions
of
stars
, held together by
gravity.
The
Universe
is every
conceivable
thing.
The
Big Bang Theory
is the theory that the
universe
began as a
single point
of
infinite density
and
temperature.
Oblers Paradox states that without the
Red Shift
there would be only
light
and no
darkness
in-between
stars.
Red Shift
is the
shift
of the
spectral lines
of an
object towards
the
red end
of the
spectrum.
A
satellite
orbits at a
constant speed
, but it takes
longer
to complete
one
orbit as its
distance
from
Earth increases