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Astronomy

Journey beyond the sky toward the stars with these out-of-this-world flash cards! Perfect for science enthusiasts and students from high school to university. Covering key terms in astronomy, space phenomena, and astrophysics. Download the PDF or print on demand.

  • astronomy
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    /əˈstrɒn.ə.mi/
    the scientific study of the stars, planets and other objects in the universe
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    ดาราศาสตร์
  • planet
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    /ˈplæn.ɪt/
    a large round object in space that moves around a star (such as the sun) and receives light from it
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    ดาวเคราะห์
  • galaxy
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    /ˈɡæl.ək.si/
    any of the large systems of stars, etc. in outer space
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    กลุ่มดาวกาแล็กซี, ดาราจักร
  • constellation
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    /ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
    a group of stars that forms a shape in the sky and has a name
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    กลุ่มดาว
  • orbit
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    /ˈɔː.bɪt/
    (of a planet, satellite, etc.) to follow a curved path as it moves around another planet, star, moon, etc
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    โคจร
  • telescope
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    /ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/
    a piece of equipment shaped like a tube, containing lenses, that you look through to make objects that are far away appear larger and nearer
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    กล้องโทรทรรศน์,กล้องส่องทางไกล
  • the solar system
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    /ˈsəʊ.lə ˌsɪs.təm/
    the sun and the group of planets that move around it
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    ระบบสุริยะ
  • comet
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    /ˈkɒm.ɪt/
    a mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a bright star with a tail
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    ดาวหาง
  • meteor
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    /ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr/
    a piece of rock from outer space that makes a bright line across the night sky as it burns up while falling through the earth's atmosphere
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    ดาวตก
  • asteroid
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    /ˈæs.tər.ɔɪd/
    any one of the many small planets that go around the sun
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    ดาวเคราะห์น้อย
  • black hole
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    /ˌblæk ˈhəʊl/
    a region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape
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    หลุมดำ
  • nebula
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    /ˈneb.jə.lə/
    a mass of dust or gas that can be seen in the night sky, often appearing very bright; a bright area in the night sky caused by a large cloud of stars that are far away
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    เนบิวลา, กลุ่มก๊าซสีขาวที่เกิดกลางหมู่ดาวต่างๆ โดยเฉพาะในเวลากลางคืน
  • dwarf planet
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    /ˈdwɔːf ˌplæn.ɪt/
    a round mass of metal and rock or gas, moving around the sun or another star, that is not large enough to be considered a planet. Dwarf planets in the solar system include Ceres, Pluto and Eris
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    ดาวเคราะห์แคระ
  • light year
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    /ˈlaɪt ˌjɪər/
    the distance that light travels in one year (about 9.5 million million kilometres)
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    ปีแสง
  • big bang theory
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    /ˌbɪɡ ˈbæŋ ˌθɪə.ri/
    the theory that the universe began with a very large explosion of a single mass of matter
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    ทฤษฎีบิ๊กแบง
  • exoplanet
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    /ˈek.səʊˌplæn.ɪt/
    a planet of a star that is outside the solar system
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    ดาวเคราะห์นอกระบบสุริยะ
  • supernova
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    /ˌsuː.pəˈnəʊ.və/
    a star that has exploded, strongly increasing its brightness for a few months
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    ซูเปอร์โนวา
  • dark matter
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    /ˈdɑːk ˌmæt.ər/
    (according to some theories of the universe) a substance existing in space that does not give off any light
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    สสารมืด
  • wavelength
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    /ˈweɪv.leŋθ/
    the distance between two waves of energy, or the length of the radio wave used by a particular radio station for broadcasting programmes
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    ความยาวคลื่น
  • redshift
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    /ˈred.ʃɪft/
    a process in which the light coming from far away objects in space is seen to move from the blue end of the spectrum (= the range of colours into which a beam of light can be separated) to the red end as it moves farther away, because the wavelengths (= the distances between the waves of energy) bec
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    การเปลี่ยนความยาวคลื่นของคลื่นแสง
  • satellite
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    /ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/
    an electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth or another planet. It is used for communicating by radio, television, etc. and for providing information
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    ดาวเทียม
  • sunspot
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    /ˈsʌn.spɒt/
    a dark spot on the surface of the sun that appears for a few days or weeks and then disappears
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    จุดดำบนดวงอาทิตย์
  • aurora
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    /ɔːˈrɔː.rə/
    colourful bands of light that you can sometimes see in the sky
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    แสงออโรรา, สีแสงที่เกิดบริเวณขั้วโลกเหนือและขั้วโลกใต้
  • cosmos
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    /ˈkɒz.mɒs/
    the universe, especially when it is thought of as an ordered system
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    จักรวาล
  • stellar
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    /ˈstel.ər/
    connected with the stars
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    เกี่ยวกับดาว
  • spectroscope
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    /ˈspek.trəˌskəʊp/
    a piece of equipment that separates light into its colours
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    สเปกโทรสโคป, อุปกรณ์ที่ใช้ดูสเปกตรัมของแสง
  • pulsar
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    /ˈpʌl.sɑːr/
    a very small dense (= heavy in relation to its size) star that sends out radio waves
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    พัลซาร์, แหล่งพลังงานวิทยุในกาแล็กซีของจักรวาล
  • quasar
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    /ˈkweɪ.zɑːr/
    the centre of a galaxy (= group of stars) that is very far away, producing large amounts of energy
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    ควอซาร์, แหล่งกำเนิดคลื่นวิทยุคล้ายดาวฤกษ์
  • event horizon
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    /ɪˌvent həˈraɪ.zən/
    the outer edge of a black hole, beyond which nothing, including light, can escape
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    ขอบฟ้าเหตุการณ์, บริเวณรอบหลุมดำ
  • cosmology
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    /kɒzˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/
    the study of the nature and origin of the universe
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    จักรวาลวิทยา
  • interstellar
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    /ˌɪn.təˈstel.ər/
    between the stars in the sky
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    ระหว่างดวงดาว
  • space probe
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    /ˈspeɪs ˌprəʊb/
    a small spacecraft, with no one travelling in it, sent into space to make measurements and send back information to scientists on earth
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    ยานสำรวจอวกาศ
  • astrophysics
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    /ˌæs.trəʊˈfɪz.ɪks/
    the type of astronomy that uses physical laws and ideas to explain the behaviour of the stars and other objects in space
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    ดาราศาสตร์ฟิสิกส์
  • magnetosphere
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    /mæɡˈnɛtəsfɪə/
    the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field
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    สนามแม่เหล็กโลก
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