| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Constellation | patterns of stars in the night sky |
| Astronomy | the study of space outside the Earths atmosphere |
| Cosmology | the study of the universe as a whole entity |
| light year | the distance that light energy travels in one year |
| A.U. | Astronaut Unit |
| exoplanet | the name astronomers give to planets orbiting a star other than our sun |
| Jovian | Jupiter like |
| Constellation use | help people navigate over featureless parts of the world; as a type of clock to tell day, month, year; sky map |
| Constellation interest | source of entertaining stories |
| Familiar constellations | Pegasus, Orion, Ursa major, Leo, Scorpio, Southern Cross |
| Big Dipper | is part of a larger constellation |
| How many constellations are there | 88 |
| Astronomy | study of space outside our atmosphere |
| Space | area outside our atmosphere |
| Universe | everything that is-all the forms of matter and energy that exist |
| NASA | National Aeronautical & Space Administration |
| Stellar | relating to or like a star |
| solar | relating to the sun |
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