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Events in Space

Events in Space

  • Ablation: when the atmosphere melts away the surface of an incoming meteorite.
  • Accretion: the accumulation of gas and dust into stars and planets.
  • Aurora: glowing lights caused by interaction between a planet’s magnetic field and ionosphere.
  • Conjunction: when two or more objects appear close together in the sky.
  • Eclipse: the total or partial blocking of a celestial body by another as seen by an observer.
  • Lunar eclipse: an eclipse where the earth travels between the sun and the moon, causing a shadow to cover the moon.
  • Lunar month: the average time between either two new moons, or two full moons. A lunar month lasts for 29 days, 12 hours, and 44 minutes.
  • Solar eclipse: an eclipse where the moon travels in front of the sun relative to the earth
  • Solar flare: an eruption of gas in the sun’s photosphere.

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