Space Science

As they enter the Earth’s atmosphere they burn up becoming “shooting stars”

On March 23 and September 21, day and night will both be 12 hours long.

This gas giant is now the outermost planet

The gas giant has a huge red spot that is actually a hurricane

The greater the mass of an object, the greater this force or pull is.

The nearest planet to Earth has a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere with ice caps at the poles.

Large collections of stars such as the Milky Way and Andromeda

There is a belt of these between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

This planet is surrounded by beautiful rings

The imaginary pole around which the Earth rotates.

The next stage in the life of our sun

Which of the following sets of terms all apply to our sun?

This invisible force is causing the universe expansion to accelerate

These "dirty snowballs" develop a tail as they approach the sun.

The units used to measure the distance between stars.

This planet is the closest to the sun.

Stars are born in these clouds of dust and gas.