Astronomy - refers to the study of the universe.

It deals with the celestial objects such as

planets, stars, comets, meteors, nebulae, and galaxies, and various phenomena involving these
objects. It comes from two Greek words, "astro," which means "star," and "nomos," which
means "law." Combining these two words, astronomy means "law of the stars."

Heavenly Bodies - an astronomical object or celestial object is a naturally occurring physical

entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe. In astronomy, the terms
object and body are often used interchangeably.

Types of Heavenly Bodies

Star is a huge sphere of very hot, glowing gas. Stars produce their own light and energy
by a process called nuclear fusion.

A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical

body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small solar system body).
 Planet a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star

Asteroid a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size
from nearly 600 miles (1,000 km) across (Ceres) to dust particles, are found in the asteroid belt
especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits, and
a few pass close to the earth or enter the atmosphere as meteors.
 Galaxies are sprawling space systems composed of dust, gas, and countless stars. The
number of galaxies cannot be counted the observable universe alone may contain 100 billion.
Some of these distant systems are similar to our own Milky Way galaxy, while others are quite
different.

Constellationsa a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally

named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers
divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries.