Space: nouns
Noun
mass of air surrounding the Earth
This truly outstanding photo taken from the International Space Station shows the Japanese HTV-4 spacecraft illuminating the Earth's clouds as it disintegrates in the atmosphere during re-entry. Unbelievable.
Noun
the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life
Biosphere 2 is a completely enclosed habitat designed to research the interactions within ecosystems and to explore the possibility of colonizing outer space.
Noun
a line that marks the limits of an area
It is a space mission 33 years in the making: The Voyager 1 spacecraft will cross a boundary not yet crossed before. It will leave our solar system and enter interstellar space.
Noun
a person trained to travel in a spacecraft from Russia or the former Soviet Union
The ISS is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It has been continuously occupied for over 12 years and has been visited by astronauts and cosmonauts from 15 different nations.
Noun
occasion when one celestial body (Sun, Moon or Earth) hides another
An annular solar eclipse happens when the moon is at a certain distance from the Earth, so that it appears relatively smaller than the sun; in a total eclipse, the moon appears to be the same size as the sun.
Noun
curved path of something in space (e.g. moon, planet, satellite) around something else
The ISS is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It has been continuously occupied for over 12 years and has been visited by astronauts and cosmonauts from 15 different nations.
Noun
artificial body in orbit around the earth, moon, or other planet for info & communication
The ISS is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It has been continuously occupied for over 12 years and has been visited by astronauts and cosmonauts from 15 different nations.
