C1 Woordenlijst - Astronomy

the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it

lucht- en ruimtevaart, aerospace

a branch of biology that deals with the study of life in space

astrobiologie, astrobiologie (n)

having a connection to or originating in the Earth's atmosphere

atmosferisch, atmosferische

related to the universe and the vast space outside the earth

kosmisch, heelal-

the complete and round-shaped moon as seen from the earth

volle maan, full moon

the moon when only half of its bright surface can be seen from the earth

halve maan, halve maanfase

the moon when only a small portion of its bright side is visible from the earth

nieuwe maan, donkere maan

(of the sun or moon) to go out of sight below the horizon

ondergaan, zinken

the explosion that, according to most scientists, caused the existence of the universe

de oerknal, de grote knal

the universe, particularly when it is thought of as a systematic whole

kosmos, heelal

any natural object in the space, such as the sun, moon, etc.

hemellichaam, kosmisch lichaam

a pale band of light seen in the sky at night that contains the solar system and billions of other stars

de Melkweg, de Melkwegstelsel

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

constellatie, sterrenbeeld

(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

zodiac, dierenriem

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

komet, staartster

a star that is relatively small in size or mass and is not very bright

dwergster, dwarfster

a planet that is outside the solar system

exoplaneet, exoplanet

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

meteoriet, vallende ster

a piece of rock or metal from space that has hit the surface of the earth

meteoriet, valsteen

a glowing cloud of gas and dust in outer space, often the result of a star explosion or formation

nevel, nebulosa

an exploding star that as a result is emitting a very large amount of light, more than the sun

supernova, exploderende ster

a US government agency responsible for space travel and the study of space

NASA, de Nationale Lucht- en Ruimtevaartadministratie

an operation carried out in space

missie, operatie

an astronaut from Russia or the former Soviet Union

kosmonaut, ruimtereiziger

(of a spacecraft or aircraft) to leave the ground, particularly vertically

opladen, de lucht in stijgen

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

as, aslijn

the action of circular movement around a fixed point

rotatie, omwenteling

a vehicle designed and used to go to space and return multiple times

ruimteveer, ruimte shuttle

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

onbekend vliegend voorwerp, onbenoembaar vliegend object

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

gewichtloos, zonder gewicht