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  2. Galactic habitable zone - Wikipedia

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    In astrobiology and planetary astrophysics, the galactic habitable zone is the region of a galaxy in which life is most likely to develop. The concept of a galactic habitable zone analyzes various factors, such as metallicity (the presence of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium) and the rate and density of major catastrophes such as supernovae, and uses these to calculate which regions ...

  3. Outer space - Wikipedia

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    Near-Earth space is the region of space extending from low Earth orbits out to geostationary orbits. [107] This region includes the major orbits for artificial satellites and is the site of most of humanity's space activity. The region has seen high levels of space debris, sometimes dubbed space pollution, threatening nearby space activity. [107]

  4. Void (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    The most striking aspect is that it requires a different definition of what it means to be a void. Instead of the general notion that a void is a region of space with a low cosmic mean density; a hole in the distribution of galaxies, it defines voids to be regions in which matter is escaping; which corresponds to the dark energy equation of ...

  5. Solar System - Wikipedia

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    The region of space dominated by the Solar magnetosphere is the heliosphere, which spans much of the Solar System. Along with light , the Sun radiates a continuous stream of charged particles (a plasma ) called the solar wind .

  6. Astronomers discover largest superstructure in cosmos - AOL

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    A team of international astronomers recently announced the largest superstructure in the known universe. The immense structure named "Quipu" is estimated to stretch for an astonishing 1.4 billion ...

  7. Shape of the universe - Wikipedia

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    The observable universe (of a given current observer) is a roughly spherical region extending about 46 billion light-years in all directions (from that observer, the observer being the current Earth, unless specified otherwise). [3] It appears older and more redshifted the deeper we look into space.

  8. How many astronauts does it take to answer questions from a bunch of kids? In this case, two. National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts Tracy Dyson and Matthew Dominick answered ...

  9. Interplanetary Internet - Wikipedia

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    It becomes apparent that the concept of a region is a natural architectural factoring of the Interplanetary Internet. [citation needed] A region is an area where the characteristics of communication are the same. Region characteristics include communications, security, the maintenance of resources, perhaps ownership, and other factors.