Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• ink in: To fill in an outline or sketch with ink.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• watch over: To protect or guard someone or something.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• require: To demand that someone does something
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• land: Region or country
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• civilization: A highly developed society
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• near: Being close in time; happening soon
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• exploration: Act of examining something to learn about it
• locate: To find exactly where something is positioned
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
• outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
• mathematician: Student of or teacher of mathematics
• milky: Of a whitish color resembling milk
• artificially: Not naturally; made by people
• technological: Concerning technology
• propulsion: Forward movement often under power
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident