| A | B |
|---|
| space probe | a device which sends information back to earth using instruments on board |
| solar system | planets revolving around a sun |
| solar eclipse | earth's shadow blocks out the sun in varying degrees |
| lunar eclipse | moonlight is blocked out by a shadow |
| meteor shower | higher rate than normal of meteors passing by in a section of sky |
| meteoroids | pieces of rock found in different parts of the solar system |
| satellite | any body in space moving in an orbit around another body in space |
| asteroid | rock masses in an orbit around the sun |
| comet | chunk of ice and gases orbiting in a large, oval path |
