Hubble Completes Its 200,000th Orbit
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
The Hubble Space Telescope is very busy.
- A2
The Hubble Space Telescope is a machine in space.
- B1
The Hubble Space Telescope finished its 200,000th orbit of Earth on September 19.
- B2
The Hubble Space Telescope finished its 200,000th orbit of Earth on September 19.
- C1
Having travelled over 5 billion miles during its 36 years in operation, the Hubble Space Telescope finished its 200,000th orbit of Earth on September 19.
- C2
Having travelled over 5 billion miles during its 36 years in operation, the Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit of Earth on September 19.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- orbit
- the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star
- operation
- the fact of operating or being active
- expansion
- the increase in size, number, or importance
- monitor
- to watch and check a situation carefully for a period of time
- massive
- very large in size, amount, or number
- magnifying glass
- a piece of curved glass that makes things look larger than they are
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.