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| Astrobiology: Looking for life on other planets, the possibility of aliens, planets outside of our solar system |
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| Solar System: how it was formed, how planets move, comets, asteroids, planet X, the Pluto controversy |
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| The Sun: how it will end, sunspots, how it affects us on earth, layers of the sun |
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| Stars: how they evolve, black holes, what stars are made up of, layers of stars, types of stars |
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| Galaxies: how galaxies evolve, quasars, what they are made of |
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| Universe: possibilities for how it formed, how it might end, its structure, what it is made of |
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| Exploration: current NASA missions, future missions, spacecraft, space telescopes like the Hubble |
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| Observing: recognizing constellations, mythology of constellations, light pollution, telescopes, using a starfinder |
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| History: historical astronomers, ancient ideas about the sky, how the study of astronomy has changed over time |
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| Modern Physics: relativity, string theory, wormholes, time travel, new forms of matter, antimatter, dark energy |
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| Solving mathematical astronomy problems |
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| Disproving astrology and other pseudosciences |
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| Technology in astronomy: cameras, telescopes, software programs, etc. |
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