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A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit |
comet |
The middle layer of the sun's atomosphere. |
chromosphere |
Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided eye |
visble light |
A large, gaseous body at the center of the solar system |
sun |
A stream of electrically-charged particles that emanates from the sun's corona |
solar wind |
The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves. |
electromagnetic radiation |
A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid |
meteoroid |