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The
Moon is the closest object to Earth in space. A "moon"
is any natural space object that orbits a planet. Learn about
this natural satellite of the Earth and the observable phenomena
associated with the Moon.
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The
Earth is a planet. There are 8 other planets in the Earth's
solar system, some
of which appear in the night sky as very bright stars. Learn
more about the visible planets and how they appear in the sky.
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The
Sun is the largest and most brilliant object in the sky; it gives
the Earth light and heat. The Sun is a very important star to
us because of its closeness and the
phenomena associated with it. [more]
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than the sun, most stars are far away from the earth and are only
seen as pinpoints of light in the night sky. There are billions
of stars in the universe. Humans observe the patterns that these
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