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Due to time restraints, we will no longer be taking questions. Thank you everyone for asking!

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What are galaxies and the shapes they can take?

Galaxies are massive systems of gas, dust, and stars spanning light-years across that make up the universe. The most common types of galaxies are grouped into three different types;

Irregular - No distinct shape, spread out.

Spiral - Pinwheel shape.

Elliptical - Ovular/elliptical shape. mmm round.

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How are galaxies made? Why havent they just spread apart?

Galaxies are primarily made out of dark matter, stars, and dust. Dark matter is matter that doesn’t absorb, emit, or reflect light.

Galaxies don't spread apart because they are held together by gravity and orbit around their center of mass.

We don't really know exactly how galaxies are formed yet, but astronomers think that they were formed after the Big Bang, a theory that explains how the universe started.

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What types of stars are there? I remember hearing about pulsars, giants, and dwarf stars.

This one's a long answer.

Once main sequence stars start running out of energy their cores contract and their outer shell expands, cools, and glows red. This kind of star is called a red giant, but the next phase of a red giant star depends on its mass.

Low Mass - The outer shell eventually bursts and creates a planetary nebula and the remaining core turns into a white dwarf.

High Mass - After the red giant phase, high mass stars explode in a supernova. 

Supernovae are millions of times brighter than the star they result from. If the remnant of the explosion is big enough, it turns into a neutron star. 

A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive star but can also be a pulsar which is a neutron star with jets emitting out of each pole, these types of neutron stars also spin rapidly, so fast that they appear to flicker.

If the core is even bigger, its own gravity swallows it and it becomes extremely dense, its gravitational pull doesn’t even let light escape from it, resulting in a black hole.

Supergiant stars are stars that are... supergiant. These stars are hundreds of times the diameter of our Sun and can be a million times brighter than our Sun. These stars only last about a few million years which is pretty short compared to the other types of stars.

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How safe is this warp stuff? Is the ship secure?

The glass is safe as they are 7-inch thick panes of tempered alumino-silicate glass manufactured specifically for space use.

Zero gravity is not an issue, as technology has been invented to create Earth-like gravities on our spacecraft.

Radiation is also a non-issue, the spacecraft and most things inside are designed to withstand cosmic radiation and protect everything inside.

Airlocks are extremely secure with several backups in place and plenty of air to return back to Earth if needed and several backups for other essential things.

This program is also approved by The Wational Aeronautics and Space Padministration of the Amalgamated Situation of Some Colony

(WASP)

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I've heard of asteroids and all the other space rocks, what are the differences between them? What are they made of?

Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites, and comets are all remains from the formation of our solar system primarily composed of rock and dust.

Comets- (Frozen Gas, Dust, Rock, Ice) As a comet passes the sun, it’s pulled into orbit where it speeds up. Once they’re near the Sun, they heat up and form a long trail of dust and gas as they orbit the Sun.

Asteroids- (No Air, Rocky) Known to be in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Meteoroids- Smaller objects in space ranging from dust to small asteroids.

Meteors- Also called shooting stars, they are meteoroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up.

Meteorites- Meteoroids that are successful in entering the Earth’s atmosphere and hitting the ground.

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Are galaxies or solar systems bigger? What do they have in them?

Celestial objects exist in a sort of hierarchy. Universes contain galaxies, galaxies contain solar systems, solar systems contain stars and planets, and so on.

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What are stars and how do they get there in the first place?

Stars are bright astronomical objects that perform nuclear fusion to fuel themselves. Stars are composed of mostly hydrogen and helium and are held together by their own gravity. The Sun in the sky is our star.

Stars are formed by nebulae, which are clouds of gas and dust that collapse and compress onto themselves to create stars and planets.

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What is a light year? Why is it that fast?

A light year is the amount of distance light travels in a year, traveling at 300,000 kilometers per second or 186,000 miles per second. Light years are also the unit of measurement for large distances in space.

Lightspeed is the fastest anything can travel because it has absolutely no mass.

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How much does this trip cost? What are the extra and optional fees you can get?

It costs $100 per person on board, and to stay for the whole week it costs $1,247. At the end of every week, we return to Earth to restock and get everyone off board.

We have two types of rooms available, a small room costs around $120, having one bed, a bathroom and a smart TV. A medium room costs $220 with everything that a small room has plus an extra bed and a window to see outside of the spacecraft.