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interstellar medium
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heliosphere
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cosmic dust
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meteoroid
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inflation
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magnetic storm
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aurora australis
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aurora borealis
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cosmogonic
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extragalactic astronomy
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sidereal
kuiper belt
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/kjˈuːɪpɚ bˈɛlt/
(cinturón kuiperiano)

(cinturón kuiperiano)

cinturón de Kuiper

a region beyond Neptune in the solar system containing icy objects like dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets

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Pluto was once considered the ninth planet before its reclassification as a dwarf planet within the Kuiper Belt.
The discovery of new objects in the Kuiper Belt has expanded our understanding of the solar system's outer regions.

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quasar
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(quásar)

(quásar)

cuasar

a highly energetic celestial object emitting powerful radiation from the center of a galaxy, often associated with a supermassive black hole

oort cloud
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/ˈuːət klˈaʊd/
(nube de Oort hipotética)

(nube de Oort hipotética)

nube de Oort

a distant, hypothetical region surrounding the solar system, thought to harbor icy bodies and comets

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corona
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corona

corona

the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere, observable as a plasma halo during a solar eclipse

ecliptic
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(trayectoria solar)

(trayectoria solar)

eclíptica

the apparent path that the Sun traces in the sky over the course of a year, which is also the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun

parallax
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(paralaxia)

(paralaxia)

paralaje

the apparent displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object when viewed along two different lines of sight, often used in astronomy to measure the distance of nearby stars

pulsar
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(pulsar)

(pulsar)

púlsar

a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation from its magnetic poles

astronomical unit
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/ɐstɹənˈɑːmɪkəl jˈuːnɪt/
(unidad de medida astronómica)

(unidad de medida astronómica)

unidad astronómica

a unit of measurement equal to the average distance between the Earth and the Sun, approximately 149.6 million kilometers

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parsec
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(parsec (unidad de medida))

(parsec (unidad de medida))

parsec

a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to about 3.26 light-years

cosmic ray
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/kˈɑːzmɪk ɹˈeɪ/
(partícula cósmica)

(partícula cósmica)

rayo cósmico

a high-energy particle, mainly originating from outside the Solar System, that travels through space at nearly the speed of light

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cosmic microwave background
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/kˈɑːzmɪk mˈaɪkɹoʊwˌeɪv bˈækɡɹaʊnd/
(radiación cósmica de fondo)

(radiación cósmica de fondo)

fondo cósmico de microondas

(cosmology) the faint glow of radiation spreading through the universe, believed to be residual radiation from the Big Bang

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nebular hypothesis
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/nˈɛbjʊlɚ haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs/
(teoría nebular)

(teoría nebular)

hipótesis nebular

(cosmology) a theory proposing that the solar system formed from a rotating nebula of gas and dust about 4.6 billion years ago

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Hubble constant
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/hˈʌbəl kˈɑːnstənt/
(constante de Hubble (cosmología))

(constante de Hubble (cosmología))

constante de Hubble

(cosmology) a measure of the rate at which the universe is expanding, determined from the observation of distant galaxies' recession velocities

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interstellar medium
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/ˌɪntɚstˈɛlɚ mˈiːdiəm/
(medio intergaláctico)

(medio intergaláctico)

medio interestelar

the matter and radiation that exists in the space between stars within a galaxy

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heliosphere
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(esfera solar)

(esfera solar)

heliosfera

the space surrounding the Sun dominated by solar wind

cosmic dust
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/kˈɑːzmɪk dˈʌst/
polvo cósmico

polvo cósmico

very small particles originally derived from stars, serving as raw material for forming planets, and existing between galaxies, stars, and other celestial bodies

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meteoroid
meteoroid
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meteroide

meteroide

a small celestial body that becomes visible as a meteor upon entrance into the atmosphere of the earth

inflation
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(inflación cósmica)

(inflación cósmica)

inflación

(cosmology) the rapid expansion of the universe following the Big Bang

magnetic storm
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/mæɡnˈɛɾɪk stˈoːɹm/
tormenta geomagnética

tormenta geomagnética

a disruption in earth's magnetic field caused by solar activity, resulting in variations that can impact electronic systems and communications on earth

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aurora australis
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/ɐɹˈoːɹə ɔːstɹˈɑːliz/
aurora austral

aurora austral

the colored lights, mainly green and red, in the sky seen primarily near the southern magnetic pole

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aurora borealis
aurora borealis
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/ɐɹˈoːɹə bˌoːɹɪˈælɪs/
aurora boreal

aurora boreal

the colored lights, mainly green and red, in the sky seen primarily near the northern magnetic pole

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cosmogonic
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(cosmogénico)

(cosmogénico)

cosmogónico

associated with the phenomena, processes, or theories related to the origin and formation of the universe or celestial bodies

extragalactic astronomy
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/ˌɛkstɹəɡɐlˈæktɪk ɐstɹˈɑːnəmi/
(estudio de objetos extragalácticos)

(estudio de objetos extragalácticos)

astronomía extragaláctica

study of celestial objects outside the Milky Way galaxy

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nebular
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(nebulár)

(nebulár)

nebuloso

relating to or resembling a nebula, which is a cloud of gas and dust in outer space

sidereal
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(estrelar)

(estrelar)

sidéreo

relating to the stars or constellations, especially in terms of their positions relative to Earth

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