# Space & Astronomy Intermediate

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- CEFR: B1 (Intermediate)
- Theme: Science & Technology
- Words: 14
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Space vocabulary such as telescope, satellite and observatory, plus solar system, meteor and spacecraft. Words for describing space exploration at an…

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## Word list

* **telescope** /ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/: A long tube with special glass that lets you see faraway objects such as stars. — “Through the **telescope** we could see the rings of Saturn.”
* **satellite** /ˈsætəˌlaɪt/: A machine sent into space to travel around the Earth and send back signals. — “Weather forecasts use pictures taken by a **satellite**.”
* **universe** /ˈjunəˌvɜrs/: Everything that exists, including all of space and every star, world and living thing in it. — “Scientists think the **universe** is still getting bigger.”
* **explore** /ɪkˈsplɔr/: To travel through a place that people do not know well, to find out about it. — “Robots **explore** the surface of Mars for us.”
* **solar system**: The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that move around it. — “Earth is the third planet in our **solar system**.”
* **launch pad**: The platform a rocket stands on and takes off from. — “Crowds gathered to watch the rocket leave the **launch pad**.”
* **spacecraft** /ˈspeɪˌskræft/: Any vehicle designed to travel and operate in space. — “The **spacecraft** took three days to reach the moon.”
* **observatory** /əbˈzɜrvəˌtɔri/: A building with powerful telescopes, used to study stars and planets. — “Scientists study distant galaxies from the **observatory**.”
* **meteor** /ˈmitiər/: A piece of rock or dust from space that burns brightly as it enters Earth's atmosphere. — “We saw a bright **meteor** streak across the sky.”
* **lunar** /ˈlunər/: Relating to the moon. — “NASA is planning a new **lunar** mission.”
* **astronomer** /əˈstrɑnəmər/: A scientist who studies stars and planets. — “An **astronomer** in Chile spotted it first.”
* **gravity well**: The pull a large body has on things near it. — “Escaping a **gravity well** costs almost all the fuel.”
* **phase** /feɪz/: One of the shapes the moon appears to have. — “The first **phase** is visible only just after sunset.”
* **capsule** /ˈkæpsəl/: The part of a spacecraft where the crew sit. — “The **capsule** came down four miles from the recovery ship.”

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