Space Science Vocabulary

A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.

• planet
• moon
• star
• super nova

A __________________________ is a huge collection of stars, gases, and dust that is classified by shape.

• galaxy
• Big Bang Theory
• light-year

__________________ is the force that keeps us from floating out into space.

• Earth
• The sun
• Magnets
• Gravity

A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.

• galaxy
• universe
• planet
• solar system

The star at the center of our solar system.

• star
• orbit
• sun
• galaxy

A pattern of stars named after a mythological or religious figure, an object, or an animal.

• constellation
• star
• planet
• solar system

An event that occurs when one object in space passes through the shadow of another object in space.

• galaxy
• refraction
• moon
• eclipse

Any natural body that revolves around a planet.

• moon
• planet
• star
• sun

The path one body takes in space as it revolves around another body.

• rotate
• revolve
• orbit
• eclipse

Everything that exists, including such things as stars, planets, dust, gas, and energy.

• galaxy
• universe
• solar system
• moon phase