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In the night sky: Orion
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Orion Glossary

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Saturday, 14 March 2026, 11:38 PM
Site: Open Learning
Course: In the night sky: Orion (INS_1)
Glossary: Orion Glossary
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Oort cloud

A spherical cloud of icy bodies surrounding the Solar System and extending up to one-third of the way to the nearest star. It is sometimes called the Öpik-Oort cloud.

oxygen burning

The process by which, towards the end of their lives, massive stars fuse oxygen nuclei together to form silicon.