In Space 🚀🛰️ | Slow English Podcast | Episode 167 | English With Us Podcast | With Subtitles

"Earth looks small from space." That line from the episode captures the central shift in perspective the hosts are teaching: space is not just a topic for scientists—it is a place you can describe with simple, clear English. In this episode of the Slow English Podcast, hosts David and Emma build a complete beginner-friendly vocabulary for talking about space, from planets and rockets to what astronauts eat and how they sleep. The episode’s quiet argument is that you do not need complex language to discuss complex subjects; a handful of well-chosen words and sentence patterns are enough to hold a real conversation about the universe.

The Core Vocabulary: Objects in Space

The hosts start by establishing the basic entities that make up space. Space itself is defined as "the huge area beyond Earth's air." Earth is "the planet where we live," and a planet is "a large round object that moves around a star." The Moon is "a large object that moves around Earth" that "does not make its own light"—we see it because sunlight reaches it. Stars are "huge balls of hot gas that make light and heat," and the Sun is simply "the closest star to Earth." The solar system is "the sun and all the objects that move around it," including planets, moons, and smaller objects.