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Stellar kinematics

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Stars move through space.

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They do not stay still. Some stars move very fast. This helps us learn about our sky. We can watch them move. Can you look at the stars tonight?

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File:Gaia’s stellar motion for the next 400 thousand years ESA22358019.png
Gaia’s stellar motion for the next 400...
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Hs-2009-03-a-web print.jpg
File:Sprinting stars in the Milky Way ESA400471.jpg
Sprinting stars in the Milky Way ESA400471.jpg
File:Runaway star speeding from 30 Doradus.jpg
Runaway star speeding from 30 Doradus.jpg
File:Infrared VISTA view of a nearby star formation in Monoceros.jpg
Infrared VISTA view of a nearby star...
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Carina Nebula.jpg
File:Ursa Major Łazy.jpg
Ursa Major Łazy.jpg
File:Ngc5907 stellar stream.jpg
Ngc5907 stellar stream.jpg
File:Motion of Sun, Earth and Moon around the Milky Way.jpg
Motion of Sun, Earth and Moon around the...
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Milky Way Arms ssc2008-10.svg

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