Universe

S p a c e
is a place far above the Earth where there is no air.

The Universe

The Universe is all space and everything that exists in it.

There are a lot of galaxies in the Universe.

a G a l a x y
is a huge group of stars and planets.

There are thousands of millions galaxies.

The most famous galaxies are:
The Andromeda galaxy
The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds
The Milky Way

What galaxy do we live in?

We live in the Milky Way

We live in…
the Milky Way
or just
the Galaxy

The Milky Way consists of many systems.
One of them is the Solar System,
where we live.

The Solar System
is the Sun together with the planets going round it.

What planets of the Solar System do you know?

M e r c u r y

V e n u s

E a r t h
is the planet where we live

M a r s

J u p i t e r
is the biggest planet of the Solar System.

S a t u r n

U r a n u s

N e p t u n e

P l u t o

Where will people go after they’ve explored
their own Solar system?

They will travel to other galaxies
in huge “starships”.

a S p a c e s h i p
is a rocket that can travel in space.