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  • A giant star is a star with substantially larger radius and luminosity ... that of the Sun.Patrick Moore, "Giant star," in Astronomy Encyclopedia ...
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  • can vary as well. At the sites of star formation, the newly formed stars ... to the emission nebulae found in star formation regions. Technically ...
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  • clouds can reveal the mechanisms of star formation. In addition, some researchers ... of these clouds can reveal the mechanisms of star formation. ...
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  • A neutron star is an extremely dense, compact star with an interior ... A typical neutron star has a mass between 1.35 and 2.1 solar masses ...
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  • a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star of the main sequence ... In general, red dwarfs transport energy from the core of the star ...
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  • == General composition and formation == Each galaxy is composed of stars (or star-like objects), dust particles ...
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  • from the Sun to Proxima Centauri, the star nearest the Sun. ... disturbances of the Oort cloud by nearby star have been inducing massive ...
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  • Sciences); by subject, such as star formation or cosmology; or by the ... * Star formation: the study of the condition and processes that led ...
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  • == Formation of Warner Brothers == In 1910, the Warner brothers pooled ... motion picture industry, Jack Warner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...
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  • with high speed. In the case of a neutron star, the infalling speed can be ... In some neutron star or white dwarf systems, the star's magnetic ...
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  • === Star sapphires === A star sapphire is a type of sapphire that exhibits a star-like pattern ...
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  • astrophysics has led to models for the formation and evolution of stars ... a level of detail unparalleled by any other star. Human understanding of the ...
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  • prevents gravitational collapse of the star. Over time, the star builds ... edu/abs/1996ApJ...457..834T The Neutron Star and Black Hole Initial Mass ...
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  • 2007 IMGP2129.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Petroform formation]] ... as Orion's belt was one prominent star formation, along with the central ...
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  • Rubies occasionally show an internal, star-like formation called asterism ... These are called "star rubies" and, because asterism is ...
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  • binaries are already formed during star formation. Fragmentation of the ... theory that binary systems are formed during star formation. ...
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  • After a star has formed, it generates energy at its hot, dense core ... Star formation When a protostar is formed from the collapse of a giant ...
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  • thereafter, Mascot was absorbed by the formation of Republic Pictures. Autry ... great singing cowboys, succeeded as the top star by Roy Rogers when Autry served ...
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  • Taurus is also referred to as The Pleiades (star cluster) or the Seven Sisters. ===Late twentieth century === Beginning in 1963, students at Radcliffe ...
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  • are over 1800 known species. The names sea star and starfish also are (incorrectly ... pentagonal like the Indo-pacific cushion star, Culcita novaeguineae, to ...
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  • :(i) is in orbit around a star or stellar remnants; :(ii) has a mass ... floating objects of planetary mass outside star systems, other than to exclude ...
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  • called a meteor, also referred to as a shooting star or falling star. A group of meteors appearing around the same time is called a meteor shower. The ...
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  • only planet known to orbit a brown dwarf star is 2M1207b. ... and would become a completely degenerate star (Kumar 1963). The role of ...
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  • Star: Radially symmetrical, star dunes are pyramidal sand mounds with ... more dune types. A crescentic dune with a star dune superimposed on its crest ...
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  • Radially symmetrical, star dunes are pyramidal sand mounds with slipfaces ... more dune types. A crescentic dune with a star dune superimposed on its crest ...
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  • is found in the Cretaceous period Chalk Formation of England) had very heavy ... is found in the Cretaceous period Chalk Formation of England and France, ...
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  • detected what appeared to be a faint blue star at the location of the radio ... galaxies underwent a massive phase of star formation, creating population ...
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  • Biman Bangladesh Airlines has a history that mirrors the formation ... carrier's business. Biman has a two-star ranking out of five by Skytrax ...
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  • ==Suitable star systems== An understanding of astrobiological potential ... of metals and a general lack of star formation. Thus, a "suburban ...
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  • for his involvement in Operation Blue Star in which he and other militants ... we against it." Responding to the formation of Khalistan he has been ...
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  • to unbranched, straight chains. Yet "star" branched nylon can be ... crystallinity depends on the details of formation, as well as on the kind ...
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  • can be seen with the naked eye as a faint star under dark sky conditions ... it was often mistakenly identified as a star. The earliest recorded sighting ...
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  • White, 243). Intimately involved in the formation of the World Council of ... Kynaston Studd, the former English cricket star and co-founder of the Cambridge ...
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  • may cause them to merge, may enhance star formation, producing a starburst ... characteristics of galaxies such as star formation rate (in starburst galaxies ...
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  • also plays a central role in structure formation and galaxy evolution, and ... Models of the Big Bang and structure formation have suggested that such ...
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  • scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is called crystallography. ... The process of formation of crystals is known as crystallization. ...
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  • Nebula in 1054 is an example of a guest star observed by Chinese astronomers ... in relation to a cosmic background. The formation of the Chinese characters ...
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  • were dominating the airwaves and folk star Bob Dylan had recently released ... improvisation, best exemplified by Dark Star. However, lacking the energy ...
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  • from the genus Aster and refers to the star-shaped flower head of its ... 1-KayEss-2.jpeg|1. The first stage of the flower formation ...
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  • amp;A..16..555W Theoretical models of star formation.] Annual review of astronomy ... which may be recycled during new star formation. These heavy elements ...
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  • “harmonia,” which accounted for the formation of the cosmos and its phenomena ... “harmonia,” which accounted for the formation of the cosmos and its phenomena ...
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  • voice, while Milt Jackson blossomed as its star soloist. ... the very specific parameters of that formation that his lyrical playing ...
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  • He had an instrumental role in the formation of the two largest Hollywood ... in-law Lasky, and the studio’s biggest star Mary Pickford. As a result ...
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  • to purchase the failing Marion Daily Star. It was the weakest of Marion ... While Harding won the war of words and made the Marion Daily Star ...
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  • ==Influences and formation of ideology== Like Frantz Fanon, Biko originally ... * In Star Trek: The Next Generation, there is a starship named USS ...
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  • City played an instrumental role in the formation of the Basketball Association ... In the first season of the BAA, a new professional star emerged, one ...
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  • by Morrison. This line results from the formation of deuterium via the union ... * Neutron star * Photon * Supernova * X-ray * X-ray astronomy ...
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  • Sheba may be derived from the ancient Egyptian word for star. According ... The "star-worshipers" also studied or venerated the sun ...
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  • A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a small star composed ... hydrogen-fusing lifetime of a main-sequence star of low or medium mass ends ...
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  • Some films and series like Star Wars and Tarzan have mythological ... * Cardona, Dwardu. God Star. Victoria, BC: Trafford Pub., 2006. ISBN ...
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