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Solar system
Entries in this category are all related to the solar system, or the sun and all of the planets and other small bodies that revolve around it.
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Solar system
3D Sun
Astronomy; Solar system
The three dimensional view of the sun. The first 3D images of the sun have been captured by NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellites which enable scientists to see ...
Geminid Meteor Shower
Astronomy; Solar system
Also known as the "Geminids," the Geminid Meteor Shower is an annual meteor shower that occurs around December 13th-14th of each year. Unlike other meteor showers, which originate from the debris of ...
winter solstice
Astronomy; Solar system
The time when the sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, the greatest possible distance from the celestial equator in the Northern Hemisphere. The winter solstice annually occurs around ...
Halley's Comet
Astronomy; Solar system
Halley's Comet is a well-known short-period comet (a comet that appears relatively frequently in Earth's atmosphere) that is visible from Earth every 75-76 years. Unlike other short-period comets, ...
Dwarf star
Astronomy; Solar system
A small star that has a low mass and that gives off an average or below average amount of light.
Heliotropism
Astronomy; Solar system
The growth or turning of a plant toward the Sun is called heliotropism.A field of sunflowers always face toward the Sun.
Heliocentric
Astronomy; Solar system
Having the Sun as the center. The solar system is heliocentric as compared to the geocentric.
