Stories about Space
Space is a topic that helps learners learn about planets, stars, galaxies, and the fascinating world beyond Earth. It is an interesting topic for expanding vocabulary and talking about science, exploration, and the universe.
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Stories about Space
A Night Under a Clear Sky
The night sky was filled with thousands of stars, and I could not stop looking up. I walked outside after dinner and felt the cool air on my face. The moon was bright and round, lighting up the field...
A Simple Look at the Solar System
The solar system is so large that light takes over eight minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth. It is made up of the Sun, eight planets, and many smaller objects such as moons and asteroids. The Sun...
What Astronauts Eat, Wear and Miss in Orbit
Ask an astronaut what they miss most about [Earth], and the answer is rarely the view; It is usually a smell, a texture, or a food they took for granted. Life aboard the International Space Station re...
What the First Photographs of a Black Hole Revealed
A black hole [cannot] be photographed, and yet in 2019 we did exactly that. What the Event Horizon Telescope revealed was never the hole itself, but the silhouette it carves in the incandescent gas or...
Why the Moon Always Shows Us the Same Face
The Moon has kept one face turned toward us for billions of years, like a dancer who never turns her back on the audience. This eternal sameness is not a coincidence but the result of a subtle gravita...
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Key Vocabulary
Array (n) An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.UK: əˈreɪUS: əˈreɪLearn more
Asteroid (n) A small rocky body orbiting the sun. large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size, are found between the orbits of mars and jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits.UK: ˈæstərɔɪdUS: ˈæstərɔɪdLearn more
Atmosphere (n) The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.UK: ˈætməsfɪə(r)US: ˈætməsfɪrLearn more
Billions (n) The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a million; 1,000,000,000 or 109.UK: ˈbɪljənzUS: ˈbɪljənzLearn more
Demure (adj) Behaving in a modest, quiet, and sometimes shy wayUK: /dɪˈmjʊə(r)/US: /dɪˈmjʊr/Learn more
Discover (v) Find unexpectedly or during a search.UK: dɪˈskʌvə(r)US: dɪˈskʌvərLearn more
Evidence (n) The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.UK: ˈevɪdənsUS: ˈevɪdənsLearn more
Flickers (v) To shine or burn unsteadily, often with quick, slight movements, or to move quickly and lightlyUK: /ˈflɪkəz/US: /ˈflɪkərz/Learn more
Frozen (adj) Past participle of freeze.UK: ˈfrəʊ.zənUS: ˈfroʊ.zənLearn more
Galaxy (n) A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.UK: ˈɡæləksiUS: ˈɡæləksiLearn more
Gravitational (adj) Relating to the force of gravity, which pulls objects towards each otherUK: /ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənl/US: /ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənl/Learn more
Gravity (n) The force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.UK: ˈɡrævətiUS: ˈɡrævətiLearn more
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