Planets
This poor fella is no longer considered a planet :(
Pluto
This object in space travels in a large, elliptical (oval) orbit, and has a "tail"
Comet
North is considered to be __ degrees
0 degrees
This older telescope gave us our first actual colour pictures of distant objects in space
Hubble Telescope
It was in this ancient country where people first figured out that the Earth was round
Ancient Egypt
This planet is named after the Greek Titan Ouranos
Uranus
Any planet's natural satellite
A moon
South is considered to be ______ degrees
180 degrees
This newer telescope allows us to see distant celestial objects in high definition
James Webb Telescope
When a nebula condenses, spins, and starts to glow it will form a ___________
Protostar
These are all the terrestrial planets, in order!
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Moons from this planet may hold life!
Jupiter's moons
Northeast (exactly in the middle of North and East) would be ____ degrees
45 degrees
This type of telescope relies on mirrors and lenses
Reflecting telescope
When a star dies, it can become either a __________ or a ______________
Supernova or a black hole
These are all of the Jovian Planets, in order
Shooting stars are actually...
Meteors
If a celestial object is directly above you, it is at its ___________ (word)
Zenith
A radio telescope uses radio waves to detect ______ signals from distant galaxies and planets
Radio signals or waves
If a celestial object is moving towards us, we say that it will be _____-shifting
Blue-shifting
This separates the Jovian from the Terrestrial planets
The asteroid belt
When something is trapped circulating another large object in space, we say that it has an ________ around the large object.
An orbit
Something at it's zenith would cause you to look at it with an altitude of _____ degrees
90 degrees
A refracting telescope relies on ______ only to enlarge an image for us.
Lenses
Tides are controlled by this celestial object
Our moon