Lista de Palavras Nível C1 - Astronomy

the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it

aeroespacial, aerospacial

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

astrobiologia, biologia espacial

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

atmosférico, relativo à atmosfera

related to the universe and the vast space outside the earth

cósmico, universal

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

lua cheia, lua plena

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

meia-lua, lua minguante

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

lua nova, minguante

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

pôr-se, descer

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

Big Bang, Grande Explosão

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

cosmos, universo

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

corpo celeste, corpo cósmico

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

Via Láctea, Galáxia da Via Láctea

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

constelação, agrupamento estelar

(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, círculo zodiacal

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, cometa espacial

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

anão, anã

a planet that is outside the solar system

exoplaneta, planeta extrassolar

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

meteoro, meteorito

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

meteoro, metorito

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

nebulosa, nebulário

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

supernova, estrela supernova

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

NASA (Administração Nacional da Aeronáutica e Espaço), NASA (Agência Nacional da Aeronáutica e do Espaço)

an operation carried out in space

missão, operação espacial

an astronaut from Russia or the former Soviet Union

cosmonauta, cosmonautas

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

decolar, elevar-se

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

eixo, eixo de rotação

the action of circular movement around a fixed point

rotação, giro

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

ônibus espacial, veículo espacial

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

objeto voador não identificado, OVNI (Objeto Voador Não Identificado)

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

sem peso, levitante