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Astronomy

Astronomy is the study and observation of things in space. Simply looking at the night sky and enjoying the stars is astronomy. Astronomy can also be expensive. For example: it costs money to send telescopes into space. Astronomy is a science that anyone can enjoy. You don't have to spend any money to do useful things for astronomy. For example, you can observe meteor showers and give your results to scientists.

Things about astronomy:

• Solar system
• Planet
• Comet
• Meteor
• Asteroid
• Star
• Galaxy
• Universe

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