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comet
An icy object that can develop a glowing coma and tails near the sun.
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nebula
A cloud of gas and dust in space.
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pulsar
A rotating neutron star detected through regular pulses of radiation.
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asteroid
A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
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galaxy
A large gravitationally bound system of stars, gas and dust.
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meteor
The streak of light produced when an object enters an atmosphere.
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orbit
The path of an object moving around another under gravity.
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quasar
An extremely bright active galactic nucleus powered by material falling toward a massive black hole.
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Sources: NASA: nebulae, NASA: pulsars, NASA: quasars.