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Ger vocab- Universe

German vocab- Astronomy, space travel and the universe

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astronomy die Astronomie/ die Stern-und-Himmelskunde
cosmology die Kosmologie
space das All, der Weltraum
universe das Weltall, das Universum
cosmos der Kosmos
radiation pollution/contamination die radioaktive Verseuchung
earth die Erde
the earth's surface die Erdoberfläche
star system, galaxy das Stern(en)system
planet der Planet
star der Stern
evening/morning star der Abend/Morgenstern
polar star der Polarstern
sky der Himmel
starry sky der Sternenhimmel
starlit sternenklar
observatory das Observatorium/die Sternwarte
celestial body der Himmelskörper
sun die Sonne
rise/set auf/untergehen
sunrise/sunset der Sonnenaufgang/Sonnenuntergang
shine scheinen
to be high/low in the sky hoch/niedrig,tief stehen
solar eclipse die Sonnenfinsternis
moon der Mond
new moon/full moon der Neu/Vollmond
half moon der Halbmond
waxing/waning moon zunehmender/abnehmender Mond
lunar crater der Mondkrater
lunar eclipse die Mondfinternis
satellite der Trabant (moon), der Satellit
atmosphere die Atmosphäre
ozone layer die Ozonschicht
pole der Pol
magnetic field das Magnetfeld
gravitation/gravity die Gravitation/die Schwerkraft
earth's gravitational pull die Erdeanziehungskraft
mercury der Merkur
pluto der Pluto
mars der Mars
venus die Venus
neptune der Neptun
uranus der Uranus
saturn der Saturn
jupiter der Jupiter
solar system das Sonnensystem
galaxy die Galaxis/Galaxie
milky way die Milchstraße
(inter)galactic (inter)galaktisch
black hole das schwarze Loch
meteor der Meteor
meteorite der Meteorit
meteorite crater der Meteoritenkrater
comet der Komet
shooting star die Sternschnuppe
light year das Lichtjahr
orbit die Umlaufbahn
circular/elliptic orbit die kreisförmige/elliptische Umlaufbahn
to rotate on an axis sich um die eigene Achse drehen
to revolve around the sun sich um die Sonne drehen
to orbit umkreisen (inseparable)
space travel die Raumfahrt
in the space age im Zeitalter der Raumfahrt
space mission, space flight der Weltraumflug
manned/unmanned bemannt/unbemannt
astronaut der Astronaut
weightlessness die Schwerelosigkeit
space station die Weltraumstation
spaceship/spacecraft das Raumschiff/das Raumfahrzeug
space shuttle die Raumfähre
rocket die Rackete
communications satellite der Nachrichtensatellit
weather satellite der Wettersatellit
to take off/land starten, abheben/landen
trajectory die Flugbahn
ground station die Bodenstation
control centre das Kontrollzentrum
space junk der Weltraummüll
constellation das Sternbild
the big dipper der Große Wagen
sign of the zodiac das Sternzeichen
aquarius Wassermann
pisces Fische
aries Widder
taurus Stier
Gemini Zwillinge
cancer Krebs
leo Löwe
virgo Jungfrau
libra Waage
scorpio Skorpion
sagittarius Schütze
capricorn Steinbock
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