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Red Giant

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A luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass in a late phase of stellar evolution, characterized by its large size and reddish hue.

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Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)

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The thermal radiation left over from the time of recombination in Big Bang cosmology, often considered the 'afterglow' of the Big Bang.

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Interstellar Medium

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The matter that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy, composed of gas, dust, and cosmic rays.

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Nebula

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A vast cloud of dust and gas in space, nebulae are often the birthplaces of stars.

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Quasar

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An extremely luminous active galactic nucleus, powered by a supermassive black hole surrounded by an accreting disc of gas.

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Pulsar

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A highly magnetized rotating neutron star or white dwarf, which emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles.

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Magnetosphere

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The region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are controlled by that object's magnetic field.

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Astrophysical Jet

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A phenomenon where outflows of matter are ejected from the center of an astronomical object at high speeds along its magnetic poles.

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Dark Matter

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A type of matter that does not emit light or energy, thus is invisible, but its existence and properties are inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter.

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White Dwarf

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A stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter, they are very dense and represent the final evolutionary state of stars not massive enough to become neutron stars or black holes.

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Supernova

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A powerful and luminous stellar explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life cycle, often leading to the creation of heavier elements.

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Cosmic Ray

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Highly energetic atomic nuclei or other particles, traveling through space at nearly the speed of light, originating from the Sun, outside the Solar System, or even distant galaxies.

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Galaxy

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A massive system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter, bound together by gravity.

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Accretion Disk

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A structure formed by diffused material in orbital motion around a massive central body, typically a star, white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole.

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Black Hole

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A region of spacetime exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing can escape from inside it, not even light.

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