Parallax - The apparent change in position of two objects viewed from different locations.Occultation - An event that occurs when one celestial body conceals or obscures another.Magnetosphere - The area around a planet most affected by its magnetic field.Limb - The outer edge or border of a planet or other celestial body.Jet - A narrow stream of gas or particles ejected from an accretion disk surrounding a star or black hole.Half-moon - First or last quarter of lunar eclipse.Extragalactic - A term that means outside of or beyond the galaxy.Eclipse - The total or partial blocking of one celestial body by another.Comet - A gigantic ball of ice and rock that orbit the sun in a highly eccentric orbit.Celestial poles - The North and South poles of the celestial sphere.Astrophobia - a severe and irrational fear of stars and space.Aphelion - The point in the orbit of a planet or other celestial body where it is farthest from the sun.What are some cool space words you have ever heard? Even though there are many complicated astrology terminologies, cool and simple space terms also exist. Zenith - The point in the sky that is directly overhead.Umbra - The area of total darkness in the shadow caused by an eclipse.Tektite -A small, glassy material formed by the impact of a large body, usually a meteor or asteroid.Stone meteorite - A meteorite that resembles a terrestrial rock and is composed of similar materials.Star cluster - A collection of stars orbiting a common centre of mass.Spacewear - Clothes to be worn in space.Seeing - A measure of the atmosphere’s stability.Ring galaxy - A galaxy that has a ring-like appearance.Planetary nebula - A shell of gas surrounding a small, white star.Oort cloud - a spherical shell surrounding everything in the solar system.Meteoroid - A small, rocky object in orbit around the sun, smaller than an asteroid.Kirkwood gaps - Regions in the main belt of asteroids where few or no asteroids are found.Iron meteorite - A meteorite composed mainly of iron mixed with smaller amounts of nickel.Galilean moons - The name given to Jupiter's four largest moons, Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede.Exocomet - A comet outside the solar system.Constellation - A group of stars that make an imaginary picture in the sky.Cepheid variable - This is a variable star whose light pulsates in a regular cycle.Andromeda galaxy - a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye.Achondrite - A stone meteorite that contains no chondrules. ![]() Here is a list of some interesting space words you should know. Undoubtedly, some space words are exciting, and you will want to know their meanings when you find such words. PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates! Interesting words associated with space Yellow dwarf - An ordinary star such as the sun at a stable point in its evolution. ![]() Variable star - A star whose brightness changes over days, weeks, months, or years.Trojan - An object orbiting in the Lagrange points of another (larger) object.Sunspot - Cooler areas of the sun's surface than surrounding areas.Solar eclipse - A phenomenon that occurs when the earth passes into the moon's shadow.Satellite - A natural or artificial body in orbit around a planet.Retrograde - When an object moves in the reverse sense of normal motion.Photosphere - The bright visible surface of the sun.Obliquity - The angle between a body's equatorial plane and orbital plane.Nebula - A cloud of dust and gas in space illuminated by one or more stars.Meteor - A tiny particle of rock or dust that burns away in the earth's atmosphere.Luminosity - The amount of light emitted by a star.Giant planet - Planets much larger than the earth.Galactic nucleus - A tight concentration of stars and gas found in the innermost regions of a galaxy. ![]()
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