Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• at least: As a minimum
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• check out
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• fly at: To suddenly criticize or attack someone verbally.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• outer edge: The external boundary or periphery of something.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• have to: Must do
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• amount: Quantity of something
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• fraction: Small part of something
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• tiny: Very, very small
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• huge: Very very large
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
• deep: Complex and important
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
• cosmos: The universe
• datum: Item of factual information
• habitable: Good enough to live or stay in
• alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
• spaceship: Spacecraft designed to travel into space
• nothingness: State of non-existence; insincere talk