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Star Trek
Star Trek BIBLIOGRAPHY Although not popular during its original run in the late 1960s—it was cancelled after three low-rated seasons—the television program Star Trek developed a cult following that is still vibrant forty years later. Over the years, fans have appreciated the Star... Read more |
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Octavia E. Butler
Octavia E. Butler1947–2006 Writer "I didn't decide to become a science fiction writer," Octavia Butler claimed in an interview with Frances M. Beal in the Black Scholar. "It just happened." Butler—the most recognized black woman writer in the genre—became one of sci-fi's leading lights with a... Read more |
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Starburst Galaxy
Starburst galaxy Starburst galaxies are galaxies that are in the process of creating massive formations of stars. This type of galaxy emits large amounts of infrared light created by the explosions that happen during the formation of stars. Starburst galaxies were first identified by this... Read more |
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Michael Jai White
Michael Jai White1967— Actor Actor and martial-arts expert Michael Jai White became the first black superhero in a major motion picture when he starred in 1997's cult hit Spawn. The movie—based on the popular comic-book series of the same name—starred White as a slain government agent who makes a... 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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galaxy
galaxy large aggregation of stars , gas, and dust, typically containing billions of stars. Recognition that galaxies are independent star systems outside the Milky Way came from a study of the Andromeda Galaxy (1926-29) by Edwin P. Hubble that indicated the great distances at which this and... Read more |
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Seyfert galaxy
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spiral galaxy
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Gene Roddenberry
Roddenberry, Gene American Writer and Futurist 1921-1991 Gene Roddenberry, creator of the television series Star Trek,saw space as a place for learning new ideas and ways of thinking. Born in El Paso, Texas, on August 19, 1921, Roddenberry was a pre-law student in... Read more |
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