Space Vocabulary

Saying or estimating that a specified thing

will happen in the future.

• astronomer

• predicting

• venture

• entrepreneur

A person who organizes and operates a

business or businesses, taking on greater

than normal financial risks to do that.

• astronomer

• predicting

• entrepreneur

• asteroid

Dare to do something or go somewhere that

may be dangerous.

• culture

• adventure

• avenger

• venture

A small rocky object orbiting the sun.

• plant

• planet

• asteroid

• planetarium

Sent a missile, satellite, or spacecraft on its

course or into orbit.

• launch

• lunch

• blanch

• clash

An instance of one moving object or person

striking violently against another.

• collect

• collective

• collection

• collision

An unmanned exploratory spacecraft

designed to transmit information about its

environment.

• robe

• robe

• probe

• rob

A person or thing that takes over from

another.

• successor

• succeed

• success

• successful

A deep understanding of a person or thing.

• site

• sight

• view

• insight

A system of millions or billions of stars.

• Galaxy

• Kitkat

• Mandolin

• Lambada