- Planets - A celestial body that orbits a star and has enough gravity to round itself out.
- Sun - Lumious sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity. Also uses fusion.
- Solar System - A series of bodies that orbit a star directly or indirectly.
- Binary Systems - Two stars that orbit each other.
- Magnetar - Type of neutron star. Emits strong magnetic waves.
- Pulsar - Type of neutron star. Emits radio waves and x-rays.
- Black Holes - A body thats gravity is so strong even light cant escape.
- Nebulae - Cloud of hydrogen, helium and other gases that can span lightyears.
- Quasars - Brightest objects in the sky. Early galaxies.
- Galaxies - A massive body of stars with black hole at the center.
- Supernovae - A star with an incredible amount of mass that has exploded.
- White Dwarf - A star whose core has shed its outer layer and is now far denser.
- Asteroids - Minor planets. Orbit inbetween Mars and Jupiter.
- Comets - An small icy body that heats up once passes close by the sun.
- Red Supergiants - In terms of volume they are the biggest known type of star.
- Wolf-Rayet Star - The biggest known stars in terms of mass.
- Dark Matter - Theorised explanation of what holds galaxies together.
- Dark Energy - Theorised explanation of why the universe is expanding.
- Cosmic Microwave Background - Thermal radiation left behind after big bang.
- Globular Clusters - Group of stars that orbits galatic core.
Monday, 16 March 2015
Celestial Bodies
Obviously the main body of the pack will be celestial bodies and information on them. So researching and understanding them is key.
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