ICS Astronomy Facts

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The distance of a star can be determined through parallax, which is the angular change in a star at two points in Earth's orbit.

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The Great Red Spot was discovered by Cassini, not Galileo.
#freakyfriday

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The magnetic field of a magnetar is so strong that it would make all life on Earth impossible, distorting electron clouds of atoms.
#attract

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Magnetars generate a magnetic field through magnetohydrodynamics, which is the same process by which the Earth generates its own.
#opposites

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The presence of these sulfur compounds is yet another reason scientists believe that there might be life below Europa's ice sheets.

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It's gray-green color comes from the large amount of sulfur and sulfur dioxide spewed from its volcanoes, which also migrates around space.

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This is due to tidal forces caused by its proximity to the largest planet, causing friction, which warms the interior of the planet.

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Jupiter's moon, Io, is the most volcanically active moon in the solar system.
#lavalove

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Stars create energy through stellar nucleosynthesis, which is the complex process described below:
#fieryfusion

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On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, it is so cold that it rains methane.
#inclementweather

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The magnetic field is the only defense against solar wind, which blew away most of Mar's atmosphere.

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Since Mars is only half the size of the Earth, its core cooled down much quicker, meaning it lost its magnetic field.

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Mars has an atmosphere that is only nine thousandths as thick as that of the Earth's.
#marsmadness

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When viewing a total solar eclipse, Bailey's beads can be seen where there are valleys on the lunar surface.
#LunarLight

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Brown Dwarfs are thought to burn either lithium 7 or deuterium, whose supply lasts for only 50 - 500 million years.
#feelthebern

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Solar flares were first discovered in 1859 by both Richard Christopher Carrington and Richard Hodgson.
#DiscoveryDuo

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Brown dwarfs are a class of "failed star" objects, whose mass usually ranges from 13 to 65 times the mass of Jupiter.
#Notarealstar

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Neutron stars are dense enough that one cubic centimeter is as massive as all the cars in the United States.
#nohashtag

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A star goes through a variety of fusion materials, first using hydrogen, then helium, carbon, neon, oxygen, silicon, and iron.
#FusionFest

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The eventual results of these collisions are elliptical galaxies, like IC 1101, the largest known galaxy.