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QuestionAnswer
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 group of nearby stars
supernova A star exploding
light-year distance light travels in one year
cosmic related to space
microgravity very weak gravity
galactic related to galaxies
constellation A group of stars forming a pattern
cosmic related to spaced
discovery finding something new
big bang the beginning of the universe
astronomy the study of space
sun the star at the center of our solar system
planet a large object that orbits a star
star a glowing ball of hot gas in space
orbit the path an object follows in space
gravity the force that pulls objects together
asteroid a rocky object in space
comet an icy object that orbits the sun
moon an object that orbits a planet
galaxy a huge group of stars and planets
milky way our home galaxy
universe everything that exists in space
meteor a streak of light from space dust
metoerite a rock that lands on earth
rocket a vehicle that travels to space
spacecraft a machine designed for space and travel
satelite an object that orbits earth
international space station a space laboratory
solar system the sun and objects around it
mercury the closest planet to the sun
venus the hottest planet
earth our home planet
telescope a tool for viewing distant objects
astronaut a person who travels in space
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