Space is the area directly outside of Earth's atmosphere. It is incredibly huge. Unlike Earth, there is no air in space. It is completely black, completely dark, completely silent... but not empty! There are actually lots of things that exist in space. Planets, stars, comets... We are fascinated by outer space!
This part of our picture dictionary presents some English words we use to talk about space. You can hear them pronounced by clicking on the pictures. How many of these words do you know?
You can practise your new words with the help of our resources, too! Choose from fun games to play online and activities to download and print.