The Planets in Spanish and Other Space Words
Space is filled with so many wonderous things. Stars, planets, asteroids... with the universe as vast as it is, who knows what all is out there. If you find space to be as interesting as I do, then you might want to add a variety of space vocabulary to your Spanish lessons.
Fortunately, this page is here to teach you several space-related terms, including a list of every planet in our solar system, translated from Spanish to English. If you'd like to learn from this list with the English words first, you can also do that by following the link below.
That said, have a gander and see what space words you can learn today!
Spanish Planets and Space Terms:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of planets and space words from English to Spanish.
Quick links:
General Space Words in Spanish
Spanish Words for The Sun and Moon
Spanish Names for Planets in Our Solar System
General Space Words in Spanish
Here are a bunch of space terms in Spanish, to get you started on the subject. Most have both the singular and plural versions of the word in case you are interested.
El asteroide / Los asteroides ➔ Asteroid / Asteroids
El Cinturón de Kuiper ➔ Kuiper Belt
El cometa / Los cometas ➔ Comet / Comets
La estrella / Las estrellas ➔ Star / Stars
La galaxia / Las Galaxias ➔ Galaxy / Galaxies
El meteoroid / Los meteoroids ➔ Meteoroid / Meteoroids
La nube de Oort ➔ Oort Cloud
El planeta / Los planetas ➔ Planet / Planets
El satélite / Los satélites ➔ Satellite / Satellites
El sistema solar ➔ Solar system
El telescopio ➔ Telescope
El universo ➔ Universe
La Vía Láctea ➔ The Milky Way
Spanish Words for The Sun and Moon
Here are some more specific words about the Sun and Moon in Spanish.
El Sol ➔ Sun
Eclipse solar ➔ Solar eclipse
La Luna ➔ Moon
Eclipse lunar ➔ Lunar eclipse
Luna creciente ➔ Crescent moon
Luna llena ➔ Full moon
Spanish Names for Planets in Our Solar System
The planets, when ordered from the Sun out, go Mercurio (Mercury), Venus (Venus), Tierra (Earth), Marte (Mars), Júpiter (Jupiter), Saturno (Saturn), Urano (Uranus), Neptuno (Neptune), [and Plutón (Pluto)].
Planetas interiors ➔ Inner planets
Planetas exteriores ➔ Outer planets
Júpiter ➔ Jupiter
Marte ➔ Mars
Mercurio ➔ Mercury
Neptuno ➔ Neptune
Saturno ➔ Saturn
Tierra ➔ Earth
Urano ➔ Uranus
Venus ➔ Venus
Plutón ➔ Pluto (demoted, but still in my heart)
This list of Spanish planets and space terms was first created on June 2, 2025.
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