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exoplanet<\/dt>\r\n \t
a planet orbiting a star other than our Sun<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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giant molecular clouds<\/dt>\r\n \t
large, cold interstellar clouds with diameters of dozens of light-years and typical masses of [latex]{10^5}[\/latex]\u00a0solar masses; found in the spiral arms of galaxies, these clouds are where stars form<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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Herbig-Haro (HH) object<\/dt>\r\n \t
luminous knots of gas in an area of star formation that are set to glow by jets of material from a protostar<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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mini-Neptune<\/dt>\r\n \t
a planet that is intermediate between the largest terrestrial planet in our solar system (Earth) and the smallest jovian planet (Neptune); generally, mini-Neptunes have sizes between 2.8 and 4 times Earth\u2019s size<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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protostar<\/dt>\r\n \t
a very young star still in the process of formation, before nuclear fusion begins<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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stellar wind<\/dt>\r\n \t
the outflow of gas, sometimes at speeds as high as hundreds of kilometers per second, from a star<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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super-Earth<\/dt>\r\n \t
a planet larger than Earth, generally between 1.4 and 2.8 times the size of our planet<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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transit<\/dt>\r\n \t
when one astronomical object moves in front of another<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). Key Terms In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/21-key-terms under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\r\n
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exoplanet<\/dt>\n
a planet orbiting a star other than our Sun<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
giant molecular clouds<\/dt>\n
large, cold interstellar clouds with diameters of dozens of light-years and typical masses of [latex]{10^5}[\/latex]\u00a0solar masses; found in the spiral arms of galaxies, these clouds are where stars form<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Herbig-Haro (HH) object<\/dt>\n
luminous knots of gas in an area of star formation that are set to glow by jets of material from a protostar<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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mini-Neptune<\/dt>\n
a planet that is intermediate between the largest terrestrial planet in our solar system (Earth) and the smallest jovian planet (Neptune); generally, mini-Neptunes have sizes between 2.8 and 4 times Earth\u2019s size<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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protostar<\/dt>\n
a very young star still in the process of formation, before nuclear fusion begins<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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stellar wind<\/dt>\n
the outflow of gas, sometimes at speeds as high as hundreds of kilometers per second, from a star<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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super-Earth<\/dt>\n
a planet larger than Earth, generally between 1.4 and 2.8 times the size of our planet<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
transit<\/dt>\n
when one astronomical object moves in front of another<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). Key Terms In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/21-key-terms under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\n
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