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Astronomy / Solar System

41.

Which type of galaxy has a shape that appears flattened, like a pancake, and contains both old and young stars?

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42.

What is the term for the study of the behavior and properties of matter under extreme conditions in space?

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43.

Which type of radiation is associated with the afterglow of the Big Bang and provides important insights into the early universe?

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44.

What is the name of the region surrounding a black hole where objects can still escape if they have sufficient speed?

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45.

Which phenomenon, related to pulsars, results in the emission of regular pulses of electromagnetic radiation?

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46.

What is the term for the bending of starlight as it passes near a massive celestial object like a galaxy or galaxy cluster?

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47.

Which phenomenon occurs when two neutron stars merge, releasing a burst of gravitational waves and often creating heavy elements?

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48.

What is the term for a theoretical entity that could be responsible for the gravitational effects observed in galaxies and clusters, although it remains undetected?

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49.

What is the term for the process by which a main-sequence star like the Sun eventually becomes a red giant and expands?

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50.

Which scientist is credited with proposing the concept of black holes and the theory of Hawking radiation?

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