【创新设计】中英语 Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars Section ⅠWarming Up Reading课件 新人教版必修3.pptVIP

Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects (such as moons, planets, stars, nebulae(曙光星云), and galaxies); physics, chemistry, mathematics, and evolution of such objects; and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth (such as supernovae explosions, gamma ray bursts, and cosmic background radiation). A related but distinct subject, cosmology, is concerned with studying the universe as a whole. Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures left behind astronomical artifacts such as the Egyptian monuments and Nubian monumen