THE ABC'S that are so out of this world!

By: Abbie Vincent

astronaut - an astronaut is someone who goes into space. You could be an astronaut too!

black hole-Black holes form when a massive star dies and is squashed down into an incredibly tiny space. Black holes' very strong gravity can even swallow-up light if it gets too close.

constellation- This is an arrangement of all the stars in space. when you look up and see shapes in the stars that is a constellation.

dwarf planet-A dwarf planet is an object in the Solar System that is bigger than a comet or asteroid but smaller than a planet. Our Solar System has five dwarf planets, including Pluto.

Earth- Hey that's where we live! as far as scientist know we are the only planet that has life on it.

falling star- have you ever heard of making a wish on a shooting star?

galaxy- A Galaxy is a gigantic collection of stars, along with cosmic gas, dust and other stuff. The galaxy we live in is called the Milky Way.

Hemisphere-A hemisphere is half of a sphere, or ball. People often refer to Earth are having two hemispheres: the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere. They are split by the equator.

inertia- Inertia is the resistance of the object to any change in its motion, including a change in direction. 

Jupiter- Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System, over 100 times bigger than Earth! Jupiter is made up of gas that form cloudy belts that can even be seen with a small telescope.

Kuiper Belt- The Kuiper Belt ("KAI-per") is a cold, dark region of our Solar System beyond Neptune. Astronomers believe it contains thousands of comets, asteroids and other small, icy objects.

Lunar Eclipse-When the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun, the Moon becomes completely cloaked in shadow. This is a picture of a lunar eclipse’

Mars-Mars is also known as The Red Planet. Mars is one of our closest cosmic neighbors and the only planet in the Universe entirely inhabited by robots!

nebula-Nebula A Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in space. Some are the remains of dead stars and others are where stars are born.

orbit-  An orbit is the path along which cosmic objects, satellites and even spacecraft travels. For example, the Earth’s orbit around the Sun takes 365 days to complete (or one year).

Planet-A Planet, such as Earth or Jupiter, is a large object that orbits a star such as the Sun. A planet doesn’t make its own light.

Quasar- A supermassive black hole that’s sucking in material. As the material falls onto the black hole, it gives of a flare of energy, brighter than anything else in the Universe!

Robot-A Robot is a machine controlled by a computer. Robots can be taught to do many different things, they can be sent into space to observe and collect space rocks.