The Final Frontier
This is a group of objects in space, including the Sun and everything that moves around it.
solar system
This is a giant ball of extremely hot gas that burns and gives off heat and light.
star
This means to move around something in a circular path.
revolve
This is a person who travels into space.
astronaut
This is a star in the center of the solar system that burns gas and gives off heat and light.
sun
This is a large round object in space that follows a path and moves around a star like the Sun.
planet
This is an imaginary line objects in space follow as they move around a larger object.
orbit
This is a tool that makes faraway objects look bigger and closer.
telescope
This is a group of stars, planets, dust and gas.
galaxy
This is an object that moves around Earth that we see mostly at nighttime in phases.
moon
This is a force that weighs down objects.
gravity
This is a craft that is reused to carry people into space and back to Earth.
space shuttle
This is everything that can be seen, touched and sensed above Earth's atmosphere.
space
This is a large piece of rock or metal flying in space that is left over from the planets.
asteroid
This means to spin on a center point.
rotate
This is an object that moves around Earth and sends messages and pictures to help us learn about space.
satellite