The universe

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The universe


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the universe ‘How many stars are there in the universe?’

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an asteroid ‘The photograph shows an asteroid near Jupiter.’

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a star ‘The sky was very clear. I could see thousands of stars.’

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a comet ‘The comet will be visible in the night sky.’

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a galaxy ‘How far is the galaxy from Earth?’

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a constellation ‘How many constellations can you name?’

A constellation is a group of stars in the sky.

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a meteor ‘Did you just see that meteor?’

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a planet ‘How many planets can been seen in the sky tonight?’

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a satellite ‘Three new telecommunications satellites are being launched this week.’

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the universe
‘How many stars are there in the universe?’

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an asteroid
‘The photograph shows an asteroid near Jupiter.’

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a star
‘The sky was very clear. I could see thousands of stars.’

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a comet
‘The comet will be visible in the night sky.’

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a galaxy
‘How far is the galaxy from Earth?’

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a constellation
‘How many constellations can you name?’

A constellation is a group of stars in the sky.

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a meteor
‘Did you just see that meteor?’

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a planet
‘How many planets can been seen in the sky tonight?’

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a satellite
‘Three new telecommunications satellites are being launched this week.’

The solar system


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Mercury ‘Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.’

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Earth ‘Mars is further from the Sun than Earth.’

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Uranus ‘Uranus is further from the Sun than Jupiter is.’

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Venus ‘Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun.’

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Mars ‘Mars is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet.’

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Neptune ‘Neptune is further from the Sun than Earth.’

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Saturn ‘We could see the rings around Saturn using the telescope.’

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Jupiter ‘Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.’

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the solar system ‘I’m planning to watch a documentary about the solar system this evening.’

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the Moon ‘I can’t see the Moon; it’s too cloudy.’

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the Sun ‘The planets orbit around the Sun.’

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Mercury
‘Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.’

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Earth
‘Mars is further from the Sun than Earth.’

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Uranus
‘Uranus is further from the Sun than Jupiter is.’

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Venus
‘Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun.’

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Mars
‘Mars is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet.’

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Neptune
‘Neptune is further from the Sun than Earth.’

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Saturn
‘We could see the rings around Saturn using the telescope.’

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Jupiter
‘Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.’

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the solar system
‘I’m planning to watch a documentary about the solar system this evening.’

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the Moon
‘I can’t see the Moon; it’s too cloudy.’

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the Sun
‘The planets orbit around the Sun.’