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Vocabulario para IELTS Academic (Puntuación 6-7) - Astronomy
Aquí aprenderá algunas palabras en inglés relacionadas con la astronomía que son necesarias para el examen IELTS académico.
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an object in space that is a mass of ice and dust and when it nears the sun it starts illuminating in the shape of a tail
cometa
a piece of rock coming from outer space that passes through the Earth's atmosphere, producing light
meteoro
any of the rocky bodies orbiting the sun, ranging greatly in diameter, also found in large numbers between Jupiter and Mars
asteroide
a glowing cloud of gas and dust in outer space, often the result of a star explosion or formation
nebulosa
a natural light display in the Earth's polar regions, caused by the collision of charged particles from the sun with atoms in the Earth's atmosphere
aurora
a specific group of stars that form a pattern and have a name related to their shape
constelación
(astronomy) the celestial zone in the sky where the sun, moon, and planets appear to move, traditionally divided into twelve equal segments, each associated with a distinct name and symbol
zodíaco
a small, dense, and faint stellar remnant that is left after a medium-sized star exhausts the nuclear fuel in its core and undergoes gravitational collapse
enana blanca, estrella enana blanca
a highly dense and compact stellar remnant that remains after a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion, consisting almost entirely of neutrons
estrella de neutrones, estrella neutra
a type of galaxy characterized by a spiral-shaped structure, consisting of a central bulge surrounded by spiral arms that contain stars, gas, and dust
galaxia espiral, galaxia en espiral
an optical instrument used for analyzing the spectrum of light, separating it into its individual wavelengths to identify and study the components of the light source
espectroscopio, espectroscopio óptico
a mysterious object that some people claim to have seen flying around in the sky and assume that it is a spaceship from another world
OVNI
an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore outer space, gather scientific data, and transmit it back to Earth
sonda espacial, probeta espacial
the shift of light waves towards longer wavelengths, indicating the motion of an object away from the observer, commonly observed in the spectra of distant celestial bodies
desplazamiento hacia el rojo, corrimiento al rojo
