Științe ACT - Astronomie și știință aerospațială

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

astronom

a scientist who studies the physical properties and phenomena of celestial objects and the universe as a whole

astrofizician, astrofiziciană

a building with a dome in which moving images of planets, starts, and constellations are projected for educational or entertainment purposes

planetariul, planetariu educațional

a building where scientists observe stars, meteors, the weather, etc. using equipment such as telescope

observator

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

asteroid

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

meteorit, meteoroid

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

orbita, a se învârti în jurul

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

supernova, stea explozivă

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

constelație

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

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

pitic alb, pitic nuclear

a planet that is outside the solar system

exoplanetă

a region in the solar system located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, populated by numerous small celestial bodies called asteroids

centura de asteroizi, panta de asteroizi

the process by which the surface of an object, such as a comet or an asteroid, erodes or vaporizes due to the effects of solar radiation and other environmental factors

ablație

the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere, observable as a plasma halo during a solar eclipse

coronă, coroana Soarelui

a sudden, brief burst of increased brightness observed from the sun's surface, usually accompanied by a burst of energy and radiation

flare, explozie solară

related to or characteristic of planets or the solar system

planetar, solar

the round top of a volcano

crater

a unit of mass used in astronomy, defined as the mass of the Sun

masă solară, unitate de masă solară

relating to or originating from outside the Earth or its atmosphere

extraterestru

the visible surface of a star, including the Sun, where energy is emitted as light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation

fotosferă

to overshadow another astrological body

acoperi, umbra

situated or occurring between stars or within the space that exists between stars

interstelar, între stele

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

nebulă

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 celestial body that orbits the Sun and has sufficient mass for its gravity to pull it into a nearly spherical shape

planetă pitică, corp ceresc pitic

related to or occurring in the sky or outer space

celestial, ospitalier

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

sondă, sondă spațială

a vehicle designed to travel in space

vehicul spatial, nava spațială

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

lansa, a trimite în spațiu

a designated area at a spaceport or rocket launch site where rockets or spacecraft are positioned and prepared for liftoff

platformă de lansare, loc de lansare

a robotic vehicle designed to move across the surface of a celestial body to conduct scientific experiments and gather data

rover, vehicul de explorare

the motion of one celestial body around another in a fixed path or orbi

revoluție, rotație

the science and practice of designing, building, and operating aircraft, including airplanes and spacecraft

aeronautică

a type of solar eclipse where the moon, passing between the earth and the sun, appears smaller than the sun, creating a ring of sunlight around the darkened moon

eclipsă anulară, eclipsă solară anulară

a model of the celestial sphere, historically used to depict and study the positions of celestial objects, consisting of a series of hoops representing important circles in the sky

sferă armilară

a small, natural glassy object formed from terrestrial debris ejected during meteorite impacts, known for its smooth texture and found in strewn fields across the Earth's surface

tektit