Astronomy is essentially defined as the study of the sun, moon, stars, planets, comets, galaxies, and other non-Earthly bodies and phenomena (i.e. black holes, supernovas, quasars, etc.).
Galileo Galilei, Giovanni Antonio Magini, and Giovanni Domenico Cassini are just a few of many Italian historical figures who greatly contributed to this science.
VOCABULARY
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lo spazio | space |
la sistema solare | solar system |
la galassia | galaxy |
l'universo | universe |
la pianeta | planet |
la stella | star |
la luna | moon |
il sole | Sun |
Mercurio | Mercury |
Venere | Venus |
Terra | Earth |
Marte | Mars |
Giove | Jupiter |
Saturno | Saturn |
Urano | Uranus |
Nettuno | Neptune |
Plutone | Pluto |
la Via Lattea | Milky Way |
la nebulosa | nebula |
l'asteroide | asteroid |
la cometa | comet |
l'orbita | orbit |
la gravita | gravity |
il buco nero | black hole |
la meteora | meteor |
la stella cadente | falling star |
la luna piena | full moon |
la luna nuova | new moon |
la mezza luna | half moon |
la luna crescente | crescent moon |
l'eclissi | eclipse |
il mondo | world |
l'atmosfera | atmosphere |
l'astronomia | astronomy |
la costellazione | constellation |
il telescopio | telescope |
l'osservatorio | observatory |
l'extraterrestre | extraterrestrial |