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• Jupiter
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  NASA
  Sun
  Solar Flare
   
  

  Great Red Spot

  The Great Red Spot is a persistent anticyclonic storm on the planet Jupiter, 22 degrees south of the equator, which has lasted at least 340 years. The storm is large enough to be visible through ... > more
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Astronomy
  Solar System
  Sun
  Solar Flare
  Space Exploration
   
  

  Comet

  A comet is a small body in the solar system that orbits the Sun and (at least occasionally) exhibits a coma (or atmosphere) and/or a tail - both primarily from the effects of solar radiation upon the ... > 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
• Pluto
  Kuiper Belt
  Extrasolar Planets
  Solar System
  Eris (Xena)
  Astronomy
   
  

  Definition of planet

  The definition of "planet" has for some time been the subject of intense debate. Although the word dates back thousands of years, no officially decreed scientific definition of "planet" existed ... > more
• Extrasolar Planets
  Stars
  Solar System
  Astronomy
  Sun
  Mars
   
  

  Planetary habitability

  Planetary habitability is the measure of an astronomical body's potential to develop and sustain life. It is generally assumed that any extraterrestrial life that might exist will be based on the ... > more
• Solar Flare
  Sun
  Astronomy
  Northern Lights
  Astrophysics
  Cosmic Rays
   
  

  Corona

  In astronomy, a corona is the luminous plasma "atmosphere" of the Sun or other celestial body, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also ... > more
• Extrasolar Planets
  Kuiper Belt
  Stars
  Astronomy
  Pluto
  Eris (Xena)
   
  

  Extrasolar planet

  An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet beyond the Solar System. As of 11 November 2006, 209 extrasolar planets have been discovered. Known exoplanets are members of planetary systems that ... > more
• Astrophysics
  Stars
  Cosmology
  Black Holes
  Cosmic Rays
  Solar Flare
   
  

  Stellar nucleosynthesis

  Stellar nucleosynthesis is the collective term for the nuclear reactions taking place in stars to build the nuclei of the heavier elements. The processes involved began to be understood early in the ... > more
• Extrasolar Planets
  Solar System
  Jupiter
  Astronomy
  Kuiper Belt
  Stars
   
  

  Gas giant

  A gas giant is a large planet that is not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. Gas giants may have a rocky or metallic core—in fact, such a core is thought to be required for a gas ... > more
• Saturn
  Solar System
  Astronomy
  Space Exploration
  Space Probes
  Moon
   
  

  Saturn

  Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant, the second-largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter. Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting of mostly ice particles ... > more

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