Space Things
A rocky, celestial body that orbits the Sun.
Meteor
Our galaxy that contains our solar system.
Milky Way
A rocky celestial body that orbits the Sun.
Asteroid
A natural object in space such as the sun, moons, planets, stars, asteroids, comets, meteors.
Celestial Body
The path an object takes around a star or planet.
Orbit
A rock and ice celestial body that orbits the Sun. When this nears the Sun, a dusty tail can be seen.
Comet
The sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun.
Solar System
An area in space where the gravity is so strong that object cannot escape its pull.
Black Hole
A round ball of gas in space taking the form of a planet. These are gigantic.
Gas Giant
A branch of science that studies celestial objects, outer space, and the universe.
Astronomy
A large cloud of dust and gas in space.
Nebula
All galaxies, stars, planets, matter, energy and time.
Universe
A large, round celestial body orbiting a star. The round shape results from its gravity.
Planet
A small, rapidly moving meteor burning up on entering the earth's atmosphere.
Shooting Star
A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet. The moon is considered one of these as is the International Space Station.
Satellite
A huge explosion when a massive star collapses on itself.
Supernova
A collection of stars and their solar systems bound together by gravity.
Galaxy
An object resembling a small planet but lacking criteria to be classified as a planet.
Dwarf Planet
A natural force that pulls two objetcs toward one another.
Gravity
The branch of science that studies the origin of the universe.
Cosmology
Multiple objects in space, unusually large, devouring suns, moons, and planets. These objects are so strong nothing in space can excape their pull.
Supermassive Black Holes
An infinite realm of being or potential being of which the universe is regarded as a part or instance.
Multiverse
A ball of hot gas that creates large amounts of energy through nuclear fusion where atoms join together.
Star
Massive explosion 13.7 billion years ago that created the universe.
The Big Bang Theory
The distance light travels in one year which is 5.9 trillion miles. This is a measurement of distance and not time as 'year' indicates.
Light Year