Constellations and Galaxies

a tightly packed group of gases that form beautiful pictures and color where stars are born

• Andromeda

• black hole

• galaxy

• nebulae

our galaxy's name

• Andromeda

• Mars

• Milky Way

• Equinox

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

a star's "explosion"

• nova

• equinox

• meteor

• asteroid

a large group of planets, stars, etc. in one area of the universe

• light year

• black hole

• galaxy

• universe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

a burst of energy from the sun's surface

• flare

• ray

• fire

• flame

A stellar object that acts as a "vacuum," pulling everything into it

• solstice

• asteroid

• nebulae

• black hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

a chunk of ice that travels from Pluto, around the sun, and back. It forms a "tail" near the sun.

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

• nova

the first day of Autumn or Spring; the amount of daylight and night are equal

• equinox

• solstice

• giant

• autumnal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The first day of winter or summer; they have the longest day (summer) or the longest night (winter)

• equinox

• solstice

• galaxy

• giant

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A meteoroid that has entered our atmosphere; we also call them "shooting stars"

• `asteroid

• flare

• comet

• meteor