All you need to know about the UNIVERSE BY: KIRSTEN DOMINQUE U. ABELLA
Content Universe definition Components Summary
WHAT IS THE UNIVERSE? This huge vast empty space consists of planets, stars, galaxies. GalaxiesStarsPlanets
WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF THE UNIVERSE? Location: Milky Way galaxy Star name: Sun Star type: G-type (yellow dwarf) SOLAR SYSTEM - A group of planets or celestial bodies that revolve around a star
STAR S Location: Milky Way (also found in Canis Major constillation) Name: VY Canis Majoris Star type: Red hypergiant Location: Milky Way (also found in constellation Scorpius) Name: Antares Star type: Red hypergiant
GALAXIES A system of millions and billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction Name: IC 1101 One of the largest galaxies discovered that is 6,000,000 light years in diameter
GALAXY CLUSTERS Galaxies formed together by mutual pull of gravity
In Summary The Universe is: - a vast space and is forever expanding - it is 13.7 billion years old - continuously adds new stars and galaxies - it is made of trillions of galaxies which contain billions and trillions of stars depending on its size -
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