English to Afrikaans Planets and Other Space Words
The vast topic of space can be a great inspiration for adding a lot of new words to your Afrikaans vocabulary. That's why we've added all sorts of general words about space like the translations for comet, moon, and galaxy, plus more specific vocabulary like the translations for all the planets of our solar system and other named objects in space.
If you'd like to learn from all the available space words, then feel free to simply scroll through the page and learn as you go. If you'd rather jump to a certain part of the page (like maybe the planet names for example) then you can use the quick links below to take you directly there.
Planets and Other Space Words from English to Afrikaans:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of planets and space words from Afrikaans to English.
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General English to Afrikaans Space Words
English to Afrikaans Names of the Planets
Other Named Objects from English to Afrikaans
General English to Afrikaans Space Words
This list contains the most general space words in Afrikaans that you'll find on the page. It lists a variety of space objects in a more basic way, without their individual names if such exists.
Asteroid ➔ Asteroïed
Asteroid belt ➔ Asteroïedgordel
Astronaut ➔ Ruimtevaarder
Astronomical unit (AU) ➔ Astronomiese eenheid (AE)
Astronomy ➔ Astronomie
Astronomy ➔ Sterrekunde
Binary star ➔ Dubbelster
Black hole ➔ Swartkolk
Brown dwarf (star) ➔ Bruindwerg
Comet ➔ Komeet
Constellation ➔ Sterrebeeld
Dark matter ➔ Donker materie
Dwarf planet ➔ Dwergplaneet
Dwarf star ➔ Dwergster
Exoplanet ➔ Eksoplaneet
Full moon ➔ Volmaan
Galaxy ➔ Sterrestelsel
Gas giant (Uranus & Saturn) ➔ Gasreus
Ice giant (Neptune & Uranus) ➔ Ysreus
Light year ➔ Ligjaar
Lunar eclipse ➔ Maansverduistering
Meteor ➔ Meteoor
Meteor shower ➔ Meteoorreën
Meteorite ➔ Meteoriet
Meteoroid ➔ Meteoroïde
Moon ➔ Maan
Nebula ➔ Newel
New moon ➔ Donkermaan (lit. Dark moon)
Nova ➔ Nova
Orbit ➔ Wentelbaan
Orphan planet ➔ Weesplaneet
Planet ➔ Planeet
Quark ➔ Kwark
Quasar ➔ Kwasar
Red dwarf (star) ➔ Rooidwerg
Red giant (star) ➔ Rooireus
Satellite ➔ Satelliet
Solar eclipse ➔ Sonsverduistering
Solar system ➔ Sonnestelsel
Spiral galaxy ➔ Spiraalsterrestelsel
Star ➔ Ster
Star cluster ➔ Sterreswerm
Supermassive black hole ➔ Supermassiewe swartkolk
Supernova ➔ Supernova
Telescope ➔ Teleskoop
Universe ➔ Heelal
White dwarf (star) ➔ Witdwerg
Yellow dwarf (star) ➔ Geeldwerg
English to Afrikaans Names of the Planets
Here are the names of the planets in Afrikaans. Notice that the translations for Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto are the same in both English and Afrikaans. That narrows down the planet names you'll need to remember.
Mercury ➔ Mercurius
Venus ➔ Venus
Earth ➔ Aarde
Mars ➔ Mars
Jupiter ➔ Jupiter
Saturn ➔ Saturnus
Uranus ➔ Uranus
Neptune ➔ Neptunus
Pluto ➔ Pluto (dwarf planet / dwergplaneet)
Other Named Objects from English to Afrikaans
Finally, here is a translated list of other named objects in space (not the planets), translated from English to Afrikaans.
Andromeda Galaxy ➔ Andromeda-sterrestelsel
Barnard's Star ➔ Barnard se Ster
Big Bang (theory) ➔ Oerknal
Cassiopeia (constellation) ➔ Kassiopeia
Crab Nebula ➔ Krapnewel
Gemini (constellation) ➔ Tweeling
Great Red Spot (on Jupiter) ➔ Groot Rooi Vlek
Halley's Comet ➔ Halley se Komeet
Hubble Space Telescope ➔ Hubble-ruimteteleskoop
International Space Station (ISS) ➔ Internasionale Ruimtestasie (IRS)
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ➔ James Webb-ruimteteleskoop (JWRT)
Kuiper Belt ➔ Kuipergordel
Milky Way (galaxy) ➔ Melkweg
Oort Cloud ➔ Oortwolk
Orion / The Hunter (constellation) ➔ Jagter
Saturn's rings ➔ Saturnus se ringe
The Moon ➔ Die Maan
The Sun ➔ Die Son
Ursa Major / Big Dipper (constellation) ➔ Groot Beer (lit. Big Bear)
Ursa Minor / Little Dipper (constellation) ➔ Klein Beer (lit. Little Bear)
This list of English to Afrikaans planet names and space words was first created on July 30, 2025.
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