SPACE-THEMED NAMES

A

alpha - brightest star in every constellation

altair - eleventh brightest star in the sky

amalthea - [latin] tender goddess; one of jupiter's moons

arcturus - [greek] bear guardian; brightest northern star; third-brightest in the night sky

aries - [latin] a ram; zodiac signl constellation

ascella - star system in sagittarius

atlas - [greek] bearer of the heavens; triple star system in the constellation of taurus

atria - star in the constellation triangulum australe

aurora - [latin] dawn

B

bellatrix - third-brightest star in the constellation of orion

C

carina - constellation in the southern sky; latin for the keel of a ship

comet - word-name

cosmo - [greek] order, beauty, universe

crux - constellation of the southern sky that is centred on four bright stars

D

dawn

despina - third-closest moon of neptune

E

elara - Greek mythology name"hazelnut, spear; one of moons of jupiter estelle / estella / esteline

F

G

galatea - fourth-closest inner moon of neptune

galaxy - word-name

H

I

io - largest moon of Jupiter

J

K

L

libra

lyra - a constellation, named after the lyre of orpheus; also represents him

M

mercury - first planet from sun mars - fourth planet from sun

N

nebula - [latin] mist neptune

O

orion - brightest constellation

P

pandora - moon of saturn

pluto - former ninth planet

portia - moon of uranus

Q

R

remus - moon of main-belt asteroid 87 sylvia romulus - outer and larger moon of the main-belt asteroid 87 Sylvia

S

saturn - sixth planet from the sun; also roman god of plenty and agriculture

sirius - [latin] burning; brightest star in the sky solaris - Latin"of the Sun

star/starr - [word-name]

stella - [latin] star

sun/sunshine

T

thalassa - moon of neptune

U

V

vega - second brightest northern star; biggest and brightest star in the Lyra constellation venus - second planet from the sun; also roman goddess of beauty and love

W

X

Y

Z

zosma - star in the constellation of leo

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