Stars-Vocabulary

A large spiral galaxy that is home to Earth and the rest of our solar system, and about a trillion stars.

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Triangulum

• Whirlpool

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky.

• Constellation

• Galaxy

• Nebula

• Asteroid

A galaxy with a bulge in the middle and arms that spiral outward in a pinwheel pattern.

• Spiral Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

• Lenticular Galaxy

A device that uses a prism or diffraction grating to separate light into its color components.

• Spectroscope

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Periscope

A galaxy shaped like a flattened ball, containing only old stars.

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Spiral Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

• Lenticular Galaxy

A large cloud of dust and gas in space.

• Nebula

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Galaxy