Млечни Пут

Млечни Пут

The specific galaxy to which the Sun belongs, so named because many of its stars appear as a milky band of light extending across the sky overhead, on a clear, dark night. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy.

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Млечни пут

Aerospace; Space flight

The galaxy which includes the sun and Earth.

црвенe звездe

Physics; Astronomy

Stars with low temperatures. Hydrogen-burning red stars are small and use their available fuel slowly. These low-mass stars last for tens to hundreds of billions of years — much ...

спирална галаксија

Physics; Astronomy

A galaxy made up of a disk, spiral arms, and a bulge at its center. The size of the disk and the bulge vary. The galaxy is composed of a mixture of old and young stars, as well as ...

жута звезда

Physics; Astronomy

Stars that live for a medium length of time (about 10 billion years) and are neither extremely cool nor hot. Earth’s Sun is an example of a yellow star.

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Physics; Astronomy

A diagram consisting of two or more overlapping circles. It is often used in mathematics to show relationships between sets. In other applications, Venn diagrams are useful for ...

plava zvezda

Physics; Astronomy

A very hot star with a short lifetime. Blue stars exist for a few million years. Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) is an example of a blue star.

Светлосна година

Physics; Astronomy

The distance traveled by light in a full year, equal to some 10 trillion kilometers (or about 6 trillion miles).

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A body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of ...