Spanish Phrases: Space and the solar system
General words and phrases
Firstly, here are some general words and phrases for describing
our universe:
The planets
Here are the names of the planets in Spanish (including
Pluto, which we assume is a planet for the sake of argument...),
plus some related words and phrases:
Mercurio | - | Mercury | Venus | - | Venus | (la) Tierra | - | (the) Earth | Marte | - | Mars | Júpiter | - | Jupiter | Saturno | - | Saturn | Urano | - | Uranus | Neptuno | - | Neptune | Plutón | - | Pluto | marciano | - | Martian, of Mars |
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Other things that go bump in space
Of course, there aren't just planets out there.
Here are the Spanish words for various types of object
and heavenly body (astro) that
you may bump into next time you're up in space.
un asteroide | - | an asteroid | un astro | - | a heavenly body | un cinturón de asteroides | - | an asteroid belt | un cometa | - | a comet | una enana blanca | - | a white dwarf | una estrella | - | a star | una galaxia | - | a galaxy | una luna | - | a moon | un meteorito | - | a meteorite | una nebulosa | - | a nebula | un planeta | - | a planet | un púlsar | - | a pulsar | un quásar | - | a quasar | un satélite (natural) | - | a (natural) satellite |
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Space travel
And, here are some other words that will be useful when
travelling about your next space adventure.
viajar en el espacio | - | to travel in space | el transbordador espacial | - | the space shuttle | una sonda espacial | - | a space probe | un cohete | - | a rocket | una cápsula | - | a capsule | una estación espacial | - | a space station | el despegue | - | lift-off | la entrada en órbita | - | entry into orbit | la entrada en la atmósfera | - | re-entry | tripulado/no tripulado | - | manned/unmanned | la NASA | - | NASA |
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