Bill Nye - Outer Space

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What is a lightyear?

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A lightyear is the distance that light travels in one year, used to measure vast distances in space.

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What is the speed of light?

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The speed of light is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (or about 186,282 miles per second), making it the fastest thing in the universe.

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What are atoms?

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Atoms are the basic building blocks of matter, consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

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Where do stars come from?

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Stars form from clouds of gas and dust in space, known as nebulae.

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What is the closest star to Earth?

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The closest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri, which is about 4.3 lightyears away.

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What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot?

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The Great Red Spot is a giant storm on Jupiter, similar to a hurricane, that has been raging for hundreds of years.

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What is a galaxy?

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A galaxy is a massive system that contains stars, star clusters, dust, gas, and dark matter, bound together by gravity.

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What is the Milky Way?

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The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar system, and it is shaped like a spiral.

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What is a black hole?

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A black hole is a region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it.

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What is the universe?

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The universe is everything that exists, including all matter, energy, planets, stars, galaxies, and the space in between.

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