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star
star hot incandescent sphere of gas, held together by its own gravitation , and emitting light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation whose ultimate source is nuclear energy . Properties of Stars Stars differ widely in mass , size, temperature , and total energy output, or luminosity... Read more |
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star-of-Bethlehem
star-of-Bethlehem in botany, low, spring-blooming bulbous plant ( Ornithogalum umbellatum ) of the family Liliaceae ( lily family), native to the Mediterranean region but naturalized in North America and cultivated in gardens. The plant has rather stiff, grasslike leaves and a cluster of white... Read more |
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Procyon
Procyon , brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor ; Bayer designation α Canis Minoris; 1992 position R.A. 7 h 38.9 m , Dec.+5°15′. A yellow-white star of spectral class F5 IV-V, it is one of the nearer bright stars, lying about 11.5 light-years away. Its name is from the... Read more |
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Barnards star
Barnard's star star with the largest observed proper motion (rate of motion across the sky with respect to other stars); located in the constellation Ophiuchus. The star's large proper motion, 10.28′′ per year (or half the moon's apparent diameter in a century), is due in part to the... Read more |
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black hole
black hole in astronomy, celestial object of such extremely intense gravity that it attracts everything near it and in some instances prevents everything, including light, from escaping. The term was first used in reference to a star in the last phases of gravitational collapse (the final stage in... Read more |
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binary star
binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass. In 1650 Riccioli made the first binary system discovery, that of the middle star in the Big Dipper's handle, Zeta Urase Majoris. True binary... Read more |
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Hadar
Hadar or Beta Centauri , bright star in the constellation Centaurus ; 1992 position R.A. 14 h 01.7 m , dec. -60°13′. A bluish-white giant of spectral class B1 II, it has an apparent magnitude of 0.63, making it one of the 10 brightest stars in the sky. Its distance from the earth... Read more |
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Galaxies
Galaxies Galaxies are collections of stars, gas, and dust, combined with some unknown form of dark matter, all bound together by gravity. The visible parts come in a variety of sizes, ranging from a few thousand light yearswith a billion stars, to 100,000 light-years... Read more |
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Rigel
Rigel , bright star in the constellation Orion ; Bayer designation Beta Orionis; 1992 position R.A. 5 h 14.2 m , Dec. -8°13′. A huge, blue supergiant of spectral class B8 Ia, Rigel has an intrinsic brightness about 40,000 times as luminous as that of the sun. It is an irregular ... Read more |
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universe
universe totality of matter and energy in existence. The study of the origin of the universe, or cosmos, is known as cosmogony, and that of its structure and evolution, cosmology . The age of the universe depends on which theory of cosmology one accepts. According to the big bang theory,... Read more |
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Christmas City: ; Celebrate the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, Pa. - or visit...
...GETTING THERE: Bethlehem is located off Interstate...eastern Pennsylvania. BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Visitors looking...long traveled to Bethlehem, a lovely little...Eve, 1741.With its well-preserved...city even has its ... |
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Bethlehem, Pa., Bank Reports Increase in Fiscal Year Profit.
...Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder...9--First Star Bancorp of Bethlehem reported a strong...growth. First Star, parent company...reported gains from its investment portfolio...every five they own. No shares of...Allentown, ... |
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Bethlehem, Pa.-Based Confectioner Just Born Invites Peeps Fans to Get Creative.
...confection, made by Just Born Inc. of Bethlehem, Pa., is now cranked out at the rate...gooey texture foiled his plans for a Star Trek-themed "Captain Peepcard...talented Peep artisans, Just Born held its own contest, asking entrants to ... |
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ESSA in Pa. to Acquire First Star for $24 Million.(Mergers &...
...thrift has struck its first acquisition...in Stroudsburg, Pa., announced early...million-asset First Star Bancorp Inc. in Bethlehem, Pa., for $24.2...1966, according to its web site. The bank...each share they ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Travel: O little towns of Bethlehem in Wales and the USA The Middle Eastern...
...to follow the star." Then there...more tourists: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania...Sure enough, Bethlehem PA's great attraction is its central Moravian...tiny hamlet of Bethlehem in New Zealand...purchase their own ... |
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AIChE Recognizes Volunteers as "Shining Stars"
...when it presented its Shining Star...Section (Hershey, PA) * Amanda Robben...Valley Section (Bethlehem. PA); Dale Embry...Philadelphia, PA); Ellen Kloppenborg...recipients of Shining Star honors, ... |
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Dell announces grant recipients.(Green Star Inc., Central Contra Costa Solid...
...community. Dell will conduct six of its own recycling events in 2004, also...recipients are: Anchorage--Green Star Inc.; San Ramon, Calif...Albany, N.Y.--Town of Bethlehem; State College, Pa.--Centre County Solid Waste... |
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'CHRISTMAS CITY U.S.A.' MARKS 250 YEARS
...settlers christened Bethlehem, Pa., on a Christmas...ago abandoned its closed, Moravian...encompassed in Bethlehem's year-long...were allowed to own separate homes...continued to own the land. Not...Railroad moved ... |
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Gatorade Announces Pennsylvania's Leading Candidates for Its 2005-06 State...
...Mechanicsburg, Pa.) Frazer, a...HS (Lebanon, Pa.) Odrick, a...regions, each with its own chairperson. The...Bruce Moran of the Star-Ledger (N...Monroeville, PA) 2003 Chad Henne...1994 Dan Kendra QB Bethlehem ... |
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HISTORY OF YULE RITUALS
...special time in Bethlehem, Pa. This year...The town got its name Dec...of "lowly Bethlehem," after...adapted their own way of celebrating...Moravian advent stars will shine...wide electric star on South ... |
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