Both my Oxford and Collins dictionaries simply state that "UFO" is an abbreviation for "unidentified flying object". Think about it: a flying 'object' (it could be anything), which is unidentified at the time of sighting. That's all there is to it; or is it?
The study of astronomy requires that we work with lengths and distances that range from the very small to the very large. It therefore makes sense to have different units of length.
Twice a year the apparent path of the sun crosses the equator so that the sun is directly overhead at some point on the equator, giving rise to an equinox, which literally means "equal night".