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Parent topics

• Astronomy [r]: The study of objects and processes in the observable universe, e.g. stars, planets, comets or asteroids. [e]
• Solar system [r]: The sun and the planets orbiting it. [e]

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• Sun [r]: The star that defines our solar system. [e]
• Earth [r]: The third planet from the Sun in our solar system; the only place in the universe known by humanity to harbor life. [e]
• Lightyear [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Parsec [r]: Unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is one second of arc and equal to 3.258 light-years, 3.086 × 1013 kilometers, or 1.918 × 1013 miles. [e]
• Unit (measurement) [r]: Add brief definition or description