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Space Terms

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orbit the curved path an object follows around a planet or star
satellite an object that orbits a planet; can be man made or natural
spacecraft a vehicle designed to travel in space
launch the act of sending a spacecraft into space
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration the U.S. government agency responsible for space exploration
galaxy a large system of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity
solar system the Sun and all the objects that orbit it
planet a large object that orbits a star and has cleared its orbit
star a massive ball of gas that produces light and heat
comet a space object made of ice and dust that orbits the Sun
asteroid a small rocky object orbiting the Sun
meteor a streak of light from a space rock burning in Earth's atmosphere
International Space Station a large spacecraft where astronauts live and work, orbiting Earth and used for research
martian related to the planet Mars
docking connecting two spacecraft into Earth's atmosphere
re-entry the return of a spacecraft into Earth's atmosphere
trajectory the path an object follows through space
zero gravity a condition where objects appear weightless
rover a vehicle used to explore the surface of another planet
Hubble Telescope a space telescope that takes images of distant galaxies
Milky Way the galaxy that contains our solar system
black hole a region in space with gravity so strong nothing can escape
nebula a cloud of gas and dust in space
exoplanet a planet outside our solar system
cosmonaut a Russian astronaut
thruster a small engine used to control spacecraft movement
control center the place on Earth that manages space missions
payload the cargo carried by a spacecraft
Created by: jamielcoley
 

 



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