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• Stars
  Galaxies
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Nebulae
  Black Holes
   
  

  Star cluster

  Star clusters are groups of stars which are gravitationally bound. Two distinct types of star cluster can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old ... > more
• Black Holes
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Space Telescopes
  Galaxies
  Space Exploration
   
  

  Quasar

  A quasar is an astronomical source of electromagnetic energy, including light, which shows a very high redshift. The scientific consensus is that this high redshift is the result of Hubble's law. ... > more
• Cosmology
  Cosmic Rays
  Astrophysics
  Big Bang
  Astronomy
  Black Holes
   
  

  Cosmic microwave background radiation

  In cosmology, the cosmic microwave background radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation discovered in 1965. It has a thermal black-body spectrum which peaks in the microwave range. Most ... > more
• Stars
  Galaxies
  Astronomy
  Extrasolar Planets
  Sun
  Solar Flare
   
  

  Blue supergiant

  Blue supergiants are supergiant stars (class I) of spectral type O. They are extremely hot and bright, with surface temperatures of between 20,000 - 50,000 degrees Celsius. The best known example is ... > more
• Astrophysics
  Galaxies
  Cosmology
  Physics
  Black Holes
  Astronomy
   
  

  Redshift

  In physics and astronomy, redshift is an observed increase in the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation received by a detector compared to that emitted by the source. For visible light, red is the ... > more
• Cosmology
  Cosmic Rays
  Astrophysics
  Big Bang
  Astronomy
  Black Holes
   
  

  Cosmic microwave background radiation

  In cosmology, the cosmic microwave background radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation discovered in 1965 that fills the entire universe. It has a thermal 2.725 kelvin black body spectrum ... > more
• Astrophysics
  Dark Matter
  Cosmology
  Astronomy
  Big Bang
  Black Holes
   
  

  Dark energy

  In physical cosmology, dark energy is a hypothetical form of energy that permeates all of space and tends to increase the rate of expansion of the universe. Assuming the existence of dark energy is ... > more
• Astrophysics
  Cosmology
  Big Bang
  Dark Matter
  Astronomy
  Black Holes
   
  

  Big Bang

  The Big Bang is the cosmological model of the universe whose primary assertion is that the universe has expanded into its current state from a primordial condition of enormous density and ... > more
• Spintronics
  Physics
  Electricity
  Quantum Physics
  Cosmic Rays
  Materials Science
   
  

  Electron

  The Electron is a fundamental subatomic particle that carries an electric charge. It is a spin-half lepton that participates in electromagnetic interactions, and its mass is less than one thousandth ... > more
• Space Station
  Space Probes
  Space Exploration
  NASA
  Astronomy
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  Outer space

  Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. Outer space is used to distinguish it from airspace (and ... > more

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