VOA慢速英语:New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension(翻译)

mission – n. a flight by an aircraft or spacecraft to perform a specific task

spacecraft – n. a vehicle that is used for travel in outer space

dwarf planet – n. a body that looks like a small planet but lacks certain requirements allowing it to be called a planet

asteroid – n. any one of thousands of small planets that orbit the sun

comet – n. an icy object in outer space that can develop a long, bright tail made of dust when it passes near the sun