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  2. Boomerang Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Boomerang Nebula is a protoplanetary nebula [2] located 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is also known as the Bow Tie Nebula and catalogued as LEDA 3074547. [3] The nebula's temperature is measured at 1 K (−272.15 °C; −457.87 °F) making it the coolest natural place currently known in the Universe. [4] [5 ...

  3. Lists of astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    List of NGC objects (2001–3000) List of NGC objects (3001–4000) List of NGC objects (4001–5000) List of NGC objects (5001–6000) List of NGC objects (6001–7000) List of NGC objects (7001–7840) List of IC objects; List of Messier objects; List of Caldwell objects; List of Herschel 400 objects; List of Melotte objects; List of ...

  4. List of brightest natural objects in the sky - Wikipedia

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    This list contains natural objects up to apparent magnitude 3.5. All objects are listed by their visual magnitudes, and objects too close together to be distinguished are listed jointly. Objects are listed by their proper names or their most commonly used stellar designation. This list does not include transient objects such as comets, or ...

  5. The Sun is really loud — but if we could hear it, what would ...

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    The observed vibrations were then converted into sound and the frequency was sped up so the noise would be audible to human ears. Listen to the ear-shattering noise in the video above, and feel ...

  6. Glossary of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Any astronomical object that is not an individual star or an object within the Earth's Solar System. The classification is used mostly in amateur observational astronomy to distinguish faint objects in the night sky such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. degenerate star A star composed of degenerate matter, e.g. a white dwarf or a ...

  7. Astronomical object - Wikipedia

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    An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the observable universe. [1] In astronomy , the terms object and body are often used interchangeably.

  8. Chinese scientist hears 'knocking sound' in space - AOL

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    In space, no one can hear you scream ... Chinese scientist hears 'knocking sound' in space. Anna Iovine. Updated December 2, 2016 at 10:28 AM. ... He peeked around to try to find the source, but ...

  9. List of light sources - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of sources of light, the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Light sources produce photons from another energy source, such as heat, chemical reactions, or conversion of mass or a different frequency of electromagnetic energy, and include light bulbs and stars like the Sun. Reflectors (such as the moon, cat's eyes, and mirrors) do not actually produce the light that ...