ABC’S OF THE UNIVERSE

By Nikolas#20

Atmosphere

Is a mixture of gases that surronds planetary objects.

Black Hole An invisible area in outer space that light cannot escape from.

CometIs a celestial body that orbits the sun.

Dark Energy The energy that expands the universe.

earth The land we live on. The

third planet from the sun.

faculae The patches on the sun.

GRAVITY Is the force that pulls objects together.

It makes us not float into outer space.

HALF MOONLooks like a half of a

circle. It’s half of a full moon.

Inner planets Are the planets that are the closest to the sun. Examples are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

jupiter The largest planet in our solar system.

It is a gas giant.

Kepler-186f A planet really similar

to Earth. Also about the same size.

Laika Was the first dog sent into orbit.

MARS Is the fourth planet away from the sun.

nasa A space station that sent the first man to the moon. Recently NASA’s facing budget cuts.

OBERON Is one of the larger moons of Uranus.

pluto A dwarf planet that’s the farthest thing in our solar system.

quadrantidIs a meotor shower that happens every year through Dec. 8th – Jan. 7th.

Radial motion Is a motion towards the observer.

STAR Is a glowing ball of gas. Example: Our Sun is a star.

telescope Is a device that allows you to see far away objects like planets, moons, stars, etc.

uranus It’s the seventh planet from the Sun.

venus The second closest planet from the Sun. It is the hottest planet in our solar system.

wormhole A wormhole in space is a mathmatical solution to Einstien’s theory to General Realivity.

X-RAYS Are a type of electro-magentic radition.

Yellow dwarf Are small main sequance stars.

ZODIAC Is a brand of contillations.