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What are the Average Distances Between Stars and Between Galaxies?

Your estimate for the average distance between stars is reasonable. Your estimate for the average distance between galaxies is…

Since the Earth completes one orbit around the Sun every year, it returns to the same position after 365.256…

There are actually several types of nebulae which are created by a variety of processes, including those associated with…

You are right in that the properties of the ejected material from the star and the fact that the…

A neutron star that is left-over after a supernova is actually a remnant of the massive star which went…

We can tell the difference between different types of stars by looking at their spectra. In fact, spectral classification…

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