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Sarah CunninghamInternet in Education
EME 6936
Outer Space
Stars
Stars are massive, luminous balls of plasma held together by gravity.
Protostar – What exists before a star is born
T Tauri Star – Stage in a star’s formation
Main Sequence Star – The majority of the stars in our
galaxy
Red Giant Star – Forms after a star consumes its stock of
hydrogen in its core
White Dwarf Star – When a star completely runs out of
hydrogen fule
Red Dwarf Star – Most common kind of star, has a cool
temperature
Neutron Star – Exotic star made completely up of neutrons
Supergiant Star – Largest stars in the Universe
Stars
Types of Stars
Red Giant
Stars
Did you know?
Stars are always in the sky. We just
can’t see them during
the day because the
sun is so bright!
The Sun
Home
Constellations
A constellation is a group of stars that appear to form a pattern in
the sky.Ursa Minor
Ursa MajorOrion
Three famous
Constellations are:
Ursa Minor
Also known as the Little Dipper, Ursa Minor contains a very famous star called Polaris*.
*The North Star
Ursa Major
The Ursa Major is commonly called the Big
Dipper. Its shape
resembles a bear.
Orion
Orion is known as The Hunter. It is the most recognizable
constellation in the sky.
Solar System
Formed about 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system
consists of the sun and all celestial objects that are bound to it by
gravity.
Solar System
What can we find in our solar
system? Planets Asteroid belt Dwarf Planets (moons) Dust and other particles
Planets
Listed in order from the Sun: Mercury
Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
Galaxy
A Galaxy is massive! It is bound together by
gravity.
Stars Stellar Remnants Interstellar medium of gas
and dust
What is in a galaxy?
Galaxy
Our solar system is in the Milky Way Galaxy. Its
diameter is about 100,000 light years.
Universe
The Universe is everything that exists in
intergalactic space.
Hubble Ultra Deep Field