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References:
Fun video by RealLifeLore about the scale of the Universe -
Moon Facts via NASA -
Titan Facts via NASA -
Mercury Facts via NASA -
Why Pluto is no Longer a Planet, BBC News via YouTube -
Pluto, Wikipedia -
Eris, Wikipedia -
Brown, M. E., & Schaller, E. L. (2007). The mass of dwarf planet Eris. Science, 316(5831), 1585-1585. -
Trans-Neptunian object, Wikipedia -
IAU 2006 General Assembly Press Release, via IAU -
Solar System Moons via NASA -
Solar System Asteroids via NASA -
Solar System, Wikipedia -
How many stars are in the Universe via ESA -
Catalog of Exoplanets via exoplanet -
Crowther, T. W., Glick, H. B., Covey, K. R., Bettigole, C., Maynard, D. S., Thomas, S. M., ... & Bradford, M. A. (2015). Mapping tree density at a global scale. Nature, 525(7568), 201-205. -
Galaxy, Wikipedia -
Counting Galaxies with the Hubble Space Telescope via NASA -
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Sagan, C., & Druyan, A. (2011). Pale blue dot: A vision of the human future in space. Ballantine books.
Images & Video:
Clip of Titan’s Surface, NASA via YouTube -
Clips of Pluto Had it Coming, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert via YouTube -
Image of Solar System Objects -
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