Astronaut collected samples of alien life.

Meaning: A person who travels in space gathered together small amounts of something used for testing from a creature from another planet.

Choice of Words: Astronaut is a person who travels in space, collected means to gather together, samples are small amounts of something used for testing, alien means from another planet, and life is the existence of an organism.

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The astronaut found strange creatures on another planet.

Meaning: This sentence is about an astronaut who found unusual living things on a planet that is not Earth.

Choice of Words: The astronaut is the person who travels into space. Found means to discover or come across something. Strange means something that is unusual or different. Creatures are living things. Another planet is a world that is in space and is not Earth. So, "The astronaut found strange creatures on another planet" means that the astronaut discovered unusual living things on a world that is not Earth.

The spaceship landed on a distant star.

Meaning: This sentence is about a spaceship that landed on a star that is far away.

Choice of Words: The spaceship is a vehicle that travels in space. Landed means to come down to the ground from the air. Distant means far away. Star is a hot ball of gas that shines in the sky. So, "The spaceship landed on a distant star" means that the spaceship came down to the ground on a star that is far away.

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