IELTS のための語彙 (一般) - Space

someone who is trained to travel and work in space

宇宙飛行士, 宇宙飛行者

the different types of gases that surround the earth or other planets

大気

a large structure used as a long-term base for people to stay in space and conduct research

宇宙ステーション, スペースステーション

the natural light coming from the sun

日光, 太陽光

the light coming from the moon

月明かり, 月光

any of the rocky bodies orbiting the sun, ranging greatly in diameter, also found in large numbers between Jupiter and Mars

小惑星

a scientist who studies or observes planets, stars, and other happenings in the universe

天文学者

a branch of science that studies space, planets, etc.

天文学

a large number of star systems bound together by gravitational force

銀河

to send an object, such as a satellite, missile, etc., into space

発射する, 宇宙に送る

to move around a star, planet, or a large object in space

周回する, 軌道を回る

a jet engine with liquid or solid fuel that is propelled by a burning gas stream

ロケット

a natural body in space that moves around the earth or other planets

衛星, サテライト

the sun and the group of planets orbiting around it, including the earth

太陽系, 惑星系

a vehicle designed to travel in space

宇宙船, 宇宙機

to travel over a long distance by sea or in space

航海する, 旅行する

the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it

航空宇宙

a specific group of stars that form a pattern and have a name related to their shape

星座

(physics) the universal force of attraction between any pair of objects with mass

重力, 重力の力

relating to the moon

月の, 月に関する

a piece of rock coming from outer space that passes through the Earth's atmosphere, producing light

流星, 隕石

the action of circular movement around a fixed point

回転, ローテーション

an imaginary line in the middle of an object around which the object revolves

軸, 想像上の線

having or seeming to have no or little weight, caused by the absence of gravity

無重力の, ウエイトレス

an operation carried out in space

ミッション, 宇宙作戦

a rocket that gives a spacecraft or missile the extra power it needs to leave the Earth's atmosphere

ブースター, 推進ロケット

the act of counting numbers backwards to zero before the launch of a missile or spacecraft

カウントダウン, 逆数

an unmanned spacecraft used to gather information from space and send it back

探査機, 宇宙探査機

(of the moon) to gradually decrease in its visible illuminated surface as it progresses from full to new moon

減少する, 衰える

(of the moon) to progressively display a larger illuminated section until it turns into a full moon

成長する, 増加する