Planet Names in Dutch and Other Space Words
If you are interested in space and astronomy themes, then this is the page for you! This page features a long list of space words in Dutch, including planet names from our solar system and other named objects found in outer space.
The first list that you'll find is the list of the more general space words, translated from Dutch to English. After that you'll find the translated planet names, then finally a list of other named space objects.
To learn all of these translations, you can either scroll down as normal and learn them all in order, or if you'd prefer to learn a specific subset of translations, then feel free to use the quick links provided below to be taken straight to the content that interests you most!
Planets and Other Space Words in Dutch:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of planet names and space words from English to Dutch.
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General Space Words in Dutch
Our Solar System: The Planet Names in Dutch
Dutch Translations for Other Named Space Objects
Now with that said, on to the translations...
General Space Words in Dutch
Here is a series of general space terms that you may want to learn how to say in Dutch.
Astronomie ➔ Astronomy
Bruine dwerg ➔ Brown dwarf
Buitenste planeten ➔ Outer planets
Donkere materie ➔ Dark matter
Dubbelster ➔ Binary star
Dwergplaneet ➔ Dwarf planet
Dwergplaneten ➔ Dwarf planets
Dwergster ➔ Dwarf star
Exoplaneet ➔ Exoplanet
Heelal ➔ Universe
Interstellaire ➔ Interstellar
Komeet ➔ Comet
Kometen ➔ Comets
Kosmos ➔ Cosmos
Maansverduistering ➔ Lunar eclipse
Manen ➔ Moons
Meteorenzwerm ➔ Meteor shower
Meteorieten ➔ Meteorites
Meteoroïden ➔ Meteoroids
Noorderlicht ➔ Northern lights
Planeet ➔ Planet
Planeten ➔ Planets
Planetoïde ➔ Asteroid
Planetoïden ➔ Asteroids
Poollicht ➔ Aurora
Satelliet ➔ Satellite
Ster ➔ Star
Sterren ➔ Stars
Sterrenbeeld ➔ Constellation
Sterrenstelsel ➔ Galaxy
Telescoop ➔ Telescope
Vallende sterren ➔ Shooting stars
Volle maan ➔ Full moon
Zonnestelsel ➔ Solar system
Zonsverduistering ➔ Solar eclipse
Zuiderlicht ➔ Southern lights
Zwart gat ➔ Black hole
Our Solar System: The Planet Names in Dutch
One good thing about learning the planet names in Dutch - several of them are the same spelling in both languages! Instant vocabulary boost with no effort!
Mercurius ➔ Mercury
Venus ➔ Venus
Aarde ➔ Earth
Mars ➔ Mars
Jupiter ➔ Jupiter
Saturnus ➔ Saturn
Uranus ➔ Uranus
Neptunus ➔ Neptune
Pluto ➔ Pluto (dwergplaneet / dwarf planet)
Dutch Translations for Other Named Space Objects
To finish off the page, here is a list of several named objects in space, listed from Dutch to English.
De Maan ➔ The Moon (often written with a lowercase 'm' in Dutch, like 'de maan')
De Melkweg ➔ The Milky Way
De Zon ➔ The Sun (often written with a lowercase 'z' in Dutch, like 'de zon')
Het Andromedastelsel ➔ The Andromeda Galaxy
Het Melkwegstelsel ➔ The Milky Way Galaxy
Komeet Hale-Bopp ➔ Comet Hale-Bopp
Komeet Halley ➔ Halley's Comet
Kuipergordel ➔ Kuiper Belt
Oortwolk ➔ Oort cloud
Planetoïdengordel ➔ Asteroid belt
Ruimtetelescoop Hubble ➔ Hubble Space Telescope
This list of Dutch planet names and space words was first created on July 9, 2025.
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