Lesson 20:

How We View Space



Technologies have played an important role in the study of space and in the emerging use of space environments. Our modern understanding of space has developed along with advances in the way we view distant objects, in transmitting images and data through space, and in manned and unmanned space exploration. In this lesson, you will learn about how we view space.

 

In this lesson, you will:

  • learn about different perspectives on Earth and space
  • learn about advances in telescopes
  • learn about the solar system



Key terms for this lesson:

  • asteroid belt
  • meteors
  • meteorites
  • meteoroids
  • comets
  • dwarf planet
  • Jovian planet
  • refracting telescope
  • reflecting telescope