Listă de Cuvinte Nivel C1 - Astronomy

the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it

aeronautică, aerospațial

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

astrobiologie, biologie astrobiologică

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

atmosferic, atmosferal

related to the universe and the vast space outside the earth

cosmic, cosmică

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

lună plină, luna plină

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

lună semilunară, semilună

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

luna nouă, lună tânără

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

a apune, a coborî

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

big bang, big-bang

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

cosmos, univers

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

corp ceresc, obiect ceresc

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

Calea Lactee, Calea Laptelui

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

constelație, constelațiune

(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, cerc 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

cometă, meteorit

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

pitic, stea pitică

a planet that is outside the solar system

exoplanetă, planetă extrasolară

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

meteorit, meteoroid

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

meteorit, meteorit de suprafață

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

nebuloasă, nebulă

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

supernovă, supernova

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

NASA, Administrația Națională pentru Aeronautică și Spațiu

an operation carried out in space

misiune, misiunea spațială

an astronaut from Russia or the former Soviet Union

cosmonaut, cosmonaut rus

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

a decola, a se ridica

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

axă, fie

the action of circular movement around a fixed point

rotație, rotire

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

navetă spațială, navă spațială

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

obiect zburător neidentificat, OBN (obiect zburător neidentificat)

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

fără greutate, imponderabil