Space Vocabulary Vocabulary Words
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| astronaut | The astronaut floated in the spacecraft, looking down at Earth. | A person trained, equipped, and employed to travel and work in outer space. | Noun | ||
| telescope | I used my telescope to observe a distant galaxy in the night sky. | An optical instrument that magnifies distant objects by using lenses or mirrors. | Noun | ||
| galaxy | The Milky Way galaxy is home to billions of stars, including our own sun. | A vast system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity. | Noun | ||
| comet | Last night, I stayed up late to watch the comet streak across the sky. | A celestial object that orbits the sun in an elliptical path and produces a visible tail. | Noun | ||
| meteor | I saw a bright meteor streak across the night sky last night. | A small body of matter that enters the earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky. | Noun | ||
| orbit | The International Space Station will orbit the Earth every 90 minutes. | The moon moves in an orbit around the Earth. | Noun | ||
| eclipse | When a celestial body passes through the shadow of another, causing a temporary dimming or disappearance of the first body's light. | During a solar eclipse, the moon blocks the sun’s light for a short time. | Noun | ||
| nebula | A cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible as a hazy patch of light in the night sky. | A nebula is a cloud of gas and dust where stars are born. | Noun | ||
| astronomy | The scientific study of celestial objects, such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies. | I am fascinated by astronomy and love to stargaze with my telescope on clear nights. | Noun | ||
| satellite | A man-made object that is put into orbit for information or communication purposes. | The weather satellite helps scientists track hurricanes from space. | Noun |
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