Unit 12 · The UniverseSome National and International Organizations Working in the Field of Astronomy
Words from This Lesson
- Autonomous institution: a body that runs by its own rules and decisions
- Non-governmental organization: a body not run by any government
- Symposium: a meeting where experts gather to present ideas and findings
- Dwarf planet: a round body orbiting the Sun that has not cleared its orbit
- Asteroid: a small rocky body orbiting the Sun
- Space probe: an uncrewed spacecraft sent to collect information
- Rover: a robot vehicle that drives on the surface of another world
- Corona: the outermost layer of the Sun
- Infrared radiation: invisible radiation linked with heat
- Transformation: a change from one form into another