| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ursa Major | Known and the great bear, the big dipper. |
| Canis major | Known as the big dog. Sirius is the brightest star. |
| Cassiopeia | Known as the queen, looks like an M or a W |
| Cepheus | Known as the King, shaped like a house. |
| Cetus | Known as the whale. |
| Draco | Known as the dragon. Main star is Thuban. |
| Gemini | Known as the twins. Main stars are Casror and Pollux. |
| Leo | Known as the lion. Main star is Regulus. |
| Orion | Known as the Hunter. Main stars are Betelguese and Rigel. Is the brightest constellation. |
| Taurus | Known as the Bull. Main star is Aldebaran. Contains the star cluster Pleiades. |
| Ursa Minor | Known as the Little Bear and the Little Dipper. Contains the North Star, also known as Polaris. |
| Mercury | Planet closest to the sun. It is the speediest planet and has the shortest year. |
| Venus | Planet known as the Morning/Evening Star. It is the hottest planet and is known as Earth's twin. Its day is longer than its year |
| Earth | The only planet that contains life. |
| Mars | Known as the Red Planet. Has two moons- Phobos and Deimos. Has the biggest volcano- Olympus Mons. |
| Jupiter | Known as the largest planet. Has the Great Red Spot. |
| Saturn | Planet known for its many ice rings. Has 30 moons. |
| Uranus | Known as the tilted planet. |
| Neptune | Planet known for being blue and has water and clouds. Has the Great Dark Spot. Famous for its moon Triton- has a magnetic field and an atmosphere. |
| Pluto | Known as the smallest and outermost planet. It is frozen and has one moon- Choron. |
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