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- Astronomy [r]: The study of objects and processes in the observable universe, e.g. stars, planets, comets or asteroids. [e]
- Australia [r]: Continent in the Southern Hemisphere and the federal parliamentary nation that occupies it. [e]
- Beijing [r]: Capital City of China. [e]
- Brighton [r]: English city on the south coast with a population of around 480,000. [e]
- Ceres (dwarf planet) [r]: The most massive body in the asteroid belt. Originally classified as a planet, it later became the number one asteroid; now a dwarf planet. [e]
- Constellation [r]: An officially recognised formation of stars, such as the Big Dipper or Orion. [e]
- France [r]: Western European republic (population c. 64.1 million; capital Paris) extending across Europe from the English Channel in the north-west to the Mediterranean in the south-east; bounded by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain; founding member of the European Union. Colonial power in Southeast Asia until 1954. [e]
- Light year [r]: Distance that light travels in vacuum in one year; 9,460,730,472,580.800 km = 9.4607304 * 1012 km. [e]
- Manchester [r]: City and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, northwestern England, on the Irwell, Medlock, Irk, and Tib rivers. [e]
- Mercury (planet) [r]: The first planet from the Sun in our solar system; named after the Roman messenger of gods. [e]
- Paris [r]: Capital of France, population about 2,200,000. [e]
- Planet [r]: A cosmic body orbiting a star. [e]
- Pluto (dwarf planet) [r]: A dwarf planet above Neptune that, for many years, have been considered a planet. Named after the Roman god of the underworld. [e]
- Solar system [r]: The sun and the planets orbiting it. [e]
- Uranus (planet) [r]: The seventh planet from the Sun in our solar system; name after the Greek god of the sky. [e]
- Venus (planet) [r]: The second planet from the Sun in our solar system; named after the Roman goddess of love. [e]
