English to Swedish Planet Names and Space Words
If you are ready to add a bunch of new space words to your Swedish vocabulary, then this is the page for you. Below you will find three lists of Swedish vocabulary - covering the three topics of general space words, names of the planet, and other named objects in space.
To skip to a certain topic if one is most interesting to you, you can use the quick links below. If you'd rather learn from all lists as they show up, then you can also simply scroll down throughout the page and you'll find all the translations that way as well.
Planets and Other Space Words from English to Swedish:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of planets and space words from Swedish to English.
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General Space-Related Words from English to Swedish
English to Swedish Names of the Planets (Plus the Sun and Moon)
Other Named Objects in Space Translated from English to Swedish
Without further ado, here come the translations...
General Space-Related Words from English to Swedish
This first list contains several of the more general types of space words you might want to add to your Swedish vocabulary.
Amateur astronomy ➔ Amatörastronomi
Astronaut ➔ Astronaut (also, Rymdfarare)
Astronomer ➔ Astronom
Astronomical unit (au) ➔ Astronomisk enhet
Astronomy ➔ Astronomi
Black hole ➔ Svart hål
Blue moon ➔ Blå måne
Brown dwarf (star) ➔ Brun dvärg
Comet ➔ Komet
Constellation ➔ Stjärnbild
Cosmos ➔ Kosmos
Dark matter ➔ Mörk materia
Double planet (binary planet system) ➔ Dubbelplanet
Double star ➔ Dubbelstjärna
Dwarf planet ➔ Dvärgplanet
Elliptical galaxy ➔ Elliptisk galax
Full moon ➔ Fullmåne
Galaxy ➔ Galax
Gas giant ➔ Gasjätte (ex. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)
Globular cluster ➔ Klotformig stjärnhop
Ice giant ➔ Isjätte (ex. Uranus and Neptune)
Interstellar ➔ Interstellära
Light years ➔ Ljusår
Lunar eclipse ➔ Månförmörkelse
Meteor shower ➔ Meteorregn
Moon ➔ Måne
Nebula ➔ Nebulosa
Neutron star ➔ Neutronstjärna
New moon ➔ Nymåne
Planetary nebula ➔ Planetarisk nebulosa
Quasar ➔ Kvasar
Radio astronomy ➔ Radioastronomi
Red dwarf (star) ➔ Röd dvärg
Red giant (star) ➔ Röd jätte
Red supergiant (star) ➔ Röd superjätte
Satellite ➔ Satellit
Solar eclipse ➔ Solförmörkelse
Space ➔ Rymden
Space shuttle ➔ Rymdfärja
Space station ➔ Rymdstation
Space telescope ➔ Rymdteleskop
Spacecraft ➔ Rymdfarkost
Spiral galaxy ➔ Spiralgalax
Star ➔ Stjärna
Star chart ➔ Stjärnkarta (star map)
Stone planet / Terrestrial planet ➔ Stenplanet (ex. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)
Supermassive black hole ➔ Supermassivt svart hål
Telescope ➔ Teleskop
Universe ➔ Universum
White dwarf (star) ➔ Vit dvärg
English to Swedish Names of the Planets (Plus the Sun and Moon)
This section lists the names of the planets in Swedish, plus gives the Swedish words for the Sun and Moon. Notice how several of the names are said the same in both Swedish and English.
Solar system ➔ Solsystemet
The Sun ➔ Solen
The Moon ➔ Månen
Mercury ➔ Merkurius
Venus ➔ Venus
Earth ➔ Jorden
Mars ➔ Mars
Jupiter ➔ Jupiter
Saturn ➔ Saturnus
Uranus ➔ Uranus
Neptune ➔ Neptunus
Pluto (dwarf planet) ➔ Pluto (dvärgplanet)
Other Named Objects in Space Translated from English to Swedish
There are a bunch of other named objects in space besides our planets. Here's a selection of these other such named objects in space.
Alpha Centauri ➔ Alfa Centauri
Andromeda Galaxy ➔ Andromedagalaxen
Asteroid belt ➔ Asteroidbältet
Aurora borealis ➔ Polarsken
Barnard's Star ➔ Barnards stjärna
Crab Nebula ➔ Krabbnebulosan
Gemini (constellation) ➔ Tvillingarna
Great Red Spot (on Jupiter) ➔ Stora röda fläcken
Halley's Comet ➔ Halleys komet
Hubble Space Telescope ➔ Hubbleteleskopet
International Space Station (ISS) ➔ Internationella rymdstationen
James Webb Telescope ➔ James Webb-teleskopet
Kuiper belt ➔ Kuiperbältet
Northern Lights ➔ Norrsken (formerly called Nordsken)
Oort cloud ➔ Oorts kometmoln (Oort comet cloud)
Orion Nebula ➔ Orionnebulosan
Sagittarius (constellation) ➔ Skytten
Southern Cross (constellation) ➔ Södra korset
Southern Lights ➔ Sydsken
Southern Triangle (constellation) ➔ Södra triangeln
The Big Dipper ➔ Karlavagnen
The Cat's Eye Nebula ➔ Kattögenebulosan
The Milky Way ➔ Vintergatan
The North Star ➔ Polstjärnan (Pole star)
The Perseids (meteor shower) ➔ Perseiderna
The Virgo Supercluster ➔ Virgosuperhopen
Ursa Major (constellation) ➔ Stora björnen (Big bear)
Ursa Minor (constellation) ➔ Lilla björnen (Little bear)
This list of English to Swedish planet names and space words was first created on October 9, 2025.
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