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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| supernova | a star exploding |
| light year | distance light travels in one year |
| cosmic | related to space |
| discovery | finding something new |
| microgravity | very weak gravity |
| constellation | group of stars forming a pattern |
| Big Bang | the beginning of the universe |
| galactic | related to galaxies |
| astronomy | the study of space |
| sun | the star at the center of our our solar system |
| planet | a large object that orbits a star |
| countdown | numbers counted before launch |
| mission | a planned space journey |
| probe | a robot sent to explore space |
| rocket launch | sending a rocket into space |
| trajectory | the path of a moving object |
| observation | watching and studying |
| interstellar | between stars |
| star cluster | a group of nearby stars |
| moon | an object that orbits the planet |
| galaxy | a huge group of stars and planet |
| milky way | our home galaxy |
| universe | everything that exists in space |
| orbit | the path that an object follows |
| gravity | the force that pulls object together |
| asteroid | a rocky object in space |
| comet | an icy object that orbits the sun |
| meteor | a streks |