space Crossword Puzzles

Space 2023-10-30

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. Enormous, glowing balls of gas that emit light and energy, like the Sun.
  2. Phenomena Fascinating events and occurrences in the universe, like supernovas and eclipses.
  3. Icy bodies that travel through space and develop a bright tail as they approach the Sun.
  4. Holes Extremely dense regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light.
  5. Optical instruments used to observe distant objects in the night sky.
  6. Stations Man-made structures in orbit around Earth, used for various scientific purposes.
  7. Dust Tiny particles found in space, originating from stars and interstellar matter.
  8. Small rocks or debris from space that enter Earth's atmosphere, often referred to as shooting stars.
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  1. Exploration The study and investigation of outer space, including missions to other planets and celestial bodies.
  2. Highly trained individuals who venture into space to conduct research and exploration.
  3. Technology Advanced tools and equipment used for space exploration and scientific research.
  4. Vast collections of stars, planets, and other celestial objects, forming enormous cosmic structures.
  5. Massive celestial bodies that orbit around stars, such as Earth and Mars.
  6. Planets that exist outside our solar system and orbit other stars.
  7. Travel The act of journeying through space using spacecraft and rockets.

15 Clues: Planets that exist outside our solar system and orbit other stars. • Optical instruments used to observe distant objects in the night sky. • Enormous, glowing balls of gas that emit light and energy, like the Sun. • Travel The act of journeying through space using spacecraft and rockets. • ...

Space 2023-10-26

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. The planet with the rings
  2. The only known planet to have life
  3. The smallest planet in the solar system
  4. The coldest planet in our galaxy
  5. The universe
  6. Our galaxy
  7. The hottest planet in galaxy
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  1. The closest star to us
  2. The largest planet in our galaxy
  3. The red planet
  4. Used to be a planet
  5. The final planet in the solar system

12 Clues: Our galaxy • The universe • The red planet • Used to be a planet • The closest star to us • The planet with the rings • The hottest planet in galaxy • The largest planet in our galaxy • The coldest planet in our galaxy • The only known planet to have life • The final planet in the solar system • The smallest planet in the solar system

Space 2024-09-27

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. – Orbits the Earth and has phases
  2. – Explores space in a rocket
  3. – A ball of ice and dust with a tail
  4. – Orbits planets and sends signals
  5. – Device to observe distant objects
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  1. – The path of a celestial body around another
  2. – A system of stars, gas, and dust
  3. – Celestial body orbiting a star
  4. – Used to travel into space
  5. – A bright, burning ball of gas
  6. – A rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
  7. – The star at the center of our solar system

12 Clues: – Used to travel into space • – Explores space in a rocket • – A bright, burning ball of gas • – Celestial body orbiting a star • – Orbits the Earth and has phases • – A system of stars, gas, and dust • – Orbits planets and sends signals • – Device to observe distant objects • – A ball of ice and dust with a tail • – A rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere • ...

Space 2025-05-05

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. An apparent force.
  2. The place surrounding a planet.
  3. A small rock orbiting the sun.
  4. A person who goes to space.
  5. An opening in the moon.
  6. The circular motion planets make.
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  1. A property of matter that stays the same.
  2. A force that attracts things to the center of the earth.
  3. The form of a fingernail or a sort of moon.
  4. All existing matter and space.
  5. A pattern of stars in the sky.
  6. Garbage floating in space.

12 Clues: An apparent force. • An opening in the moon. • Garbage floating in space. • A person who goes to space. • All existing matter and space. • A pattern of stars in the sky. • A small rock orbiting the sun. • The place surrounding a planet. • The circular motion planets make. • A property of matter that stays the same. • The form of a fingernail or a sort of moon. • ...

Space 2022-03-20

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. a possible living creature from another planet
  2. used to measure distance in space cause everything is so far away there
  3. a small machine used to explore the surface of some planet
  4. a kind of an asteroid with an icy tail
  5. when the sun is hidden behind the moon and we can see it black
  6. the synonym of "clever"
  7. having big effect or influence OR when we reaaly need this thing - it is i... for us
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  1. to start a rocket or another spacecraft from earth when sending it to space
  2. travelling through an unfamiliar area (like space) to study it and find out what it is like
  3. to become impossible to see or find
  4. when a star "falls down" from the sky
  5. science that studies space, its objects and laws

12 Clues: the synonym of "clever" • to become impossible to see or find • when a star "falls down" from the sky • a kind of an asteroid with an icy tail • a possible living creature from another planet • science that studies space, its objects and laws • a small machine used to explore the surface of some planet • when the sun is hidden behind the moon and we can see it black • ...

Space 2025-06-04

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. The planet where we live.
  2. It moves around the Earth and shines at night.
  3. A machine that flies into space.
  4. Special clothes that keep astronauts safe in space.
  5. A large round object that moves around the sun.
  6. A group of planets, including Earth, that go around the Sun.
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  1. You can see many of them in the sky at night
  2. It moves around the sun and looks like a bright star with a tail
  3. A place where astronauts live and work in space.
  4. You can use it to see faraway things in space.
  5. It moves around a planet in space. It helps us talk on the phone, watch TV, and see the weather.
  6. The star that shines in the sky during the day and gives the earth heat and light

12 Clues: The planet where we live. • A machine that flies into space. • You can see many of them in the sky at night • You can use it to see faraway things in space. • It moves around the Earth and shines at night. • A large round object that moves around the sun. • A place where astronauts live and work in space. • Special clothes that keep astronauts safe in space. • ...

space 2022-11-16

space crossword puzzle
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  1. hot
  2. red planet
  3. big ring
  4. there's 8 of then in our solar system
  5. the biggest planet
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  1. hotest planet
  2. its a sun
  3. the 7th planet from the sun
  4. night
  5. killed the dinosaurs
  6. the furthest planet from the sun
  7. we live on

12 Clues: hot • night • big ring • its a sun • red planet • we live on • hotest planet • the biggest planet • killed the dinosaurs • the 7th planet from the sun • the furthest planet from the sun • there's 8 of then in our solar system

space 2022-04-22

space crossword puzzle
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  1. repurposed Saturn V third stage, first US satalite
  2. Boeings still-being-tested capsule
  3. the atlas used a stage and a ____ design
  4. the repurposed ICBM whose second version launched Gemini
  5. a type of rocket that does not enter orbit
  6. the US orbital navigation satellites
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  1. intercontenital _________ missile
  2. what did allan Shepard play on the moon?
  3. the first satellite to orbit the earth
  4. the Russian space agency
  5. the rocket that launched the first US satellite
  6. the US's program to return to the moon

12 Clues: the Russian space agency • intercontenital _________ missile • Boeings still-being-tested capsule • the US orbital navigation satellites • the first satellite to orbit the earth • the US's program to return to the moon • what did allan Shepard play on the moon? • the atlas used a stage and a ____ design • a type of rocket that does not enter orbit • ...

Space 2022-12-05

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. the heavenly body in our solar system whose light makes our day and around which the planets revolve
  2. is a broad band of light that stretches across the sky
  3. the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it
  4. a small bright heavenly body that develops a cloudy tail as it moves in an orbit around the sun
  5. any large heavenly body that orbits a star
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  1. a broad band of light that stretches across the sky and is caused by the light of a very great number of faint stars
  2. thing that everything is in
  3. Sucks everything into it
  4. things that make up the universe
  5. made the dinosaurs extinct
  6. a smaller body that revolves around a planet
  7. how fast light travels

12 Clues: how fast light travels • Sucks everything into it • made the dinosaurs extinct • thing that everything is in • things that make up the universe • any large heavenly body that orbits a star • a smaller body that revolves around a planet • is a broad band of light that stretches across the sky • the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it • ...

Space 2023-02-05

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. Name of the missions to the moon
  2. The planet where there were giant ant-like people
  3. The constellation mentioned in L 14
  4. The name of Prof. Shonku's cat
  5. The project launched by SETI in December 2020
  6. The name of our galaxy
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  1. An organised journey with a purpose
  2. The most culturally influential Sci-fi series
  3. The planet named after the Roman God of war
  4. He is a vulcan like alien
  5. The antonym of the word peace
  6. This signal lasted for 72 seconds

12 Clues: The name of our galaxy • He is a vulcan like alien • The antonym of the word peace • The name of Prof. Shonku's cat • Name of the missions to the moon • This signal lasted for 72 seconds • An organised journey with a purpose • The constellation mentioned in L 14 • The planet named after the Roman God of war • The most culturally influential Sci-fi series • ...

space 2025-08-19

space crossword puzzle
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  1. A person trained to travel and work in space.
  2. The path a planet takes around the Sun.
  3. The line that Earth spins around, which causes day and night.
  4. A space rock that enters Earth’s atmosphere and sometimes falls to the ground.
  5. A very large system of stars, dust, and gas in space.
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  1. A spacecraft that goes into space without people inside.
  2. A strong vehicle built to carry astronauts and satellites into space.
  3. A man-made object used to send phone or TV signals.
  4. The natural satellite of Mars.
  5. The dark shadow on Earth when the Moon blocks sunlight.
  6. Star A bright streak of light made when a meteor burns in Earth’s atmosphere.
  7. A bright object in the night sky with a tail of dust and ice, also called a “shooting star.”

12 Clues: The natural satellite of Mars. • The path a planet takes around the Sun. • A person trained to travel and work in space. • A man-made object used to send phone or TV signals. • A very large system of stars, dust, and gas in space. • The dark shadow on Earth when the Moon blocks sunlight. • A spacecraft that goes into space without people inside. • ...

space 2026-05-08

space crossword puzzle
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  1. the red planet
  2. which planet spins very fast
  3. the _ is at 5600 degrees
  4. what is the smallest planet in the solar system
  5. which age have the universe
  6. what is the coldest planet in the solar system
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  1. which spacerocks are similar to asteroids
  2. how many humans have walk on the moon
  3. what is the largest planet in the solar system
  4. goggles what do you need to watch the sun directly
  5. what is the furthest planet away from the sun
  6. this star is luminous
  7. you live on that planet

13 Clues: the red planet • this star is luminous • you live on that planet • the _ is at 5600 degrees • which age have the universe • which planet spins very fast • how many humans have walk on the moon • which spacerocks are similar to asteroids • what is the furthest planet away from the sun • what is the largest planet in the solar system • ...

Space 2026-06-20

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  1. The unit of measurement used to measure how long it takes for a star’s light to reach planet earth. 5,5
  2. The dwarf planet after Neptune. 5
  3. The first man to walk on the moon. 4,8
  4. The city that Britain's national space centre is in. 9
  5. The number of planets (excluding dwarf planets) in our solar system. 5
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  1. The second closest gas giant to the sun. 6
  2. The second closest individual star to earth. 7,8
  3. The number of moons mercury has. 4
  4. The ring of rocks that orbit the sun between mars and Jupiter. 9,4
  5. The number of moons mars has. 3
  6. The closest dwarf planet to earth. 5
  7. The number of planets in our solar system (including dwarf planets). 8

12 Clues: The number of moons mars has. 3 • The dwarf planet after Neptune. 5 • The number of moons mercury has. 4 • The closest dwarf planet to earth. 5 • The first man to walk on the moon. 4,8 • The second closest gas giant to the sun. 6 • The second closest individual star to earth. 7,8 • The city that Britain's national space centre is in. 9 • ...

space 2021-05-26

space crossword puzzle
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  1. The hottest planet
  2. Fastest spinning planet in our solar system
  3. something in space that controls our sea tides
  4. a peace of rock from space that falls to the earth, cometcausing a shooting a shooting star
  5. A hot ball of glowing gas
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  1. Fourth planet to the sun
  2. the planet furthest away from the sun
  3. A dwarf planet in out solar system
  4. The coldest planet in our solar system
  5. The planet with rings
  6. First planet to the sun
  7. The only none planet with life

12 Clues: The hottest planet • The planet with rings • First planet to the sun • Fourth planet to the sun • A hot ball of glowing gas • The only none planet with life • A dwarf planet in out solar system • the planet furthest away from the sun • The coldest planet in our solar system • Fastest spinning planet in our solar system • something in space that controls our sea tides • ...

Space 2021-06-08

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. what happens three times a year
  2. what orbits around earth
  3. its our home planet
  4. what galaxy are we in
  5. what is the biggest planet
  6. who was the first man to step on the moon
  7. whats the closest planet to the sun
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  1. what happens when a star blows up
  2. how many planets are there in our solar system
  3. what is now not a planet
  4. what planet has a ring around it
  5. whats the 7th planet to the sun

12 Clues: its our home planet • what galaxy are we in • what orbits around earth • what is now not a planet • what is the biggest planet • what happens three times a year • whats the 7th planet to the sun • what planet has a ring around it • what happens when a star blows up • whats the closest planet to the sun • who was the first man to step on the moon • ...

SPACE 2022-07-18

SPACE crossword puzzle
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  1. PLANET WITH RINGS
  2. BILLIONS OF THEM IN THE SKY
  3. EARTH HAS ONE
  4. OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  5. USED TO BE LOOKED THROUGH
  6. THE LAST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
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  1. THE FOURTH PLANET
  2. SPACE WORKER
  3. THE CENTRE OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. THE CLOSEST TO THE SUN
  5. CALLED "A SHOOTING STAR"
  6. EARTH OR VENUS

12 Clues: SPACE WORKER • EARTH HAS ONE • EARTH OR VENUS • OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • THE FOURTH PLANET • PLANET WITH RINGS • THE CLOSEST TO THE SUN • CALLED "A SHOOTING STAR" • USED TO BE LOOKED THROUGH • BILLIONS OF THEM IN THE SKY • THE CENTRE OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • THE LAST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

SPACE 2022-07-18

SPACE crossword puzzle
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  1. PLANET WITH RINGS
  2. BILLIONS OF THEM IN THE SKY
  3. EARTH HAS ONE
  4. OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  5. USED TO BE LOOKED THROUGH
  6. THE LAST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
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  1. THE FOURTH PLANET
  2. SPACE WORKER
  3. THE CENTRE OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. THE CLOSEST TO THE SUN
  5. CALLED "A SHOOTING STAR"
  6. EARTH OR VENUS

12 Clues: SPACE WORKER • EARTH HAS ONE • EARTH OR VENUS • OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • THE FOURTH PLANET • PLANET WITH RINGS • THE CLOSEST TO THE SUN • CALLED "A SHOOTING STAR" • USED TO BE LOOKED THROUGH • BILLIONS OF THEM IN THE SKY • THE CENTRE OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • THE LAST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

space 2022-08-07

space crossword puzzle
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  1. milky way is a type of ?
  2. bigs holes on moon names
  3. people who goes to space
  4. that comes at night
  5. farthest planet to sun
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  1. a hole where if you go you will never come back
  2. where people live
  3. colour of black hole
  4. what are huge celestial bodies of Hydrogyn , Helium
  5. a planet which we don't count as a planet
  6. that comes at morning
  7. onther name of shooting stars or falling stars

12 Clues: where people live • that comes at night • colour of black hole • that comes at morning • farthest planet to sun • milky way is a type of ? • bigs holes on moon names • people who goes to space • a planet which we don't count as a planet • onther name of shooting stars or falling stars • a hole where if you go you will never come back • ...

Space 2022-10-31

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. A giant star
  2. an icy object in outer space that develops a long bright ,tail when it passes near the sun
  3. the 7th planet from the sun
  4. very large chunks of rock in space that are larger than 100 meters
  5. a piece of rock or metal that is smaller than 100 meters, that burns and glows brightly in the sky as it falls from outer space into the Earth's atmosphere
  6. 1930 was a planet, 2006 it was not a planet
  7. Infinite part of galaxy
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  1. the 8th planet from the sun
  2. a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has a given name
  3. The 10th planet from the sun
  4. a large ball of burning gas in space that produces light and heat
  5. A layer of gases surrounding the earth

12 Clues: A giant star • Infinite part of galaxy • the 8th planet from the sun • the 7th planet from the sun • The 10th planet from the sun • A layer of gases surrounding the earth • 1930 was a planet, 2006 it was not a planet • a large ball of burning gas in space that produces light and heat • very large chunks of rock in space that are larger than 100 meters • ...

Space 2022-11-01

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. a place found between mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our solar system are found orbiting the sun
  2. fourth planet from solar system
  3. small rocky things that orbit the sun
  4. gasses that surrounding the earth
  5. An infinite amount of space
  6. Hole found on planets
  7. eighth planet from solar system
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  1. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases
  2. A thing that sucks planets, stars, and traps light
  3. the fifth from solar system
  4. A space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere
  5. a giant star

12 Clues: a giant star • Hole found on planets • the fifth from solar system • An infinite amount of space • fourth planet from solar system • eighth planet from solar system • cosmic snowballs of frozen gases • gasses that surrounding the earth • small rocky things that orbit the sun • A space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere • A thing that sucks planets, stars, and traps light • ...

space 2023-01-12

space crossword puzzle
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  1. our galaxy
  2. weirdly shaped galaxy
  3. everything in space and time
  4. cold planet
  5. what type of galaxy has a center bulge
  6. planet with recognizable rings
  7. hottest planet
  8. egg shaped galaxy
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  1. galaxy close to our galaxy
  2. where is earth
  3. our star
  4. biggest planet

12 Clues: our star • our galaxy • cold planet • where is earth • biggest planet • hottest planet • egg shaped galaxy • weirdly shaped galaxy • galaxy close to our galaxy • everything in space and time • planet with recognizable rings • what type of galaxy has a center bulge

Space 2020-10-03

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. the hottest thing in the solar system
  2. what the earth spin on
  3. 364 days
  4. the planet we live on
  5. water caused by the pull of the moon and the sun
  6. 365 days
  7. it goes around the earth
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  1. the biggest planet in the solar system
  2. the farthest planet from the sun
  3. 7 days
  4. 24 hours
  5. spring, fall, summer and winter
  6. the closest planet to the sun

13 Clues: 7 days • 364 days • 24 hours • 365 days • the planet we live on • what the earth spin on • it goes around the earth • the closest planet to the sun • spring, fall, summer and winter • the farthest planet from the sun • the hottest thing in the solar system • the biggest planet in the solar system • water caused by the pull of the moon and the sun

Space 2020-03-26

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. Big rocks floating in space
  2. The planet with life
  3. kids can't stop laughing at this one
  4. yet another chocolate bar
  5. Saturn has these
  6. This planet is 6th from the sun
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  1. Roman God of the Seas
  2. Twinkle twinkle little...
  3. Holst was inspired by these
  4. all the planets do this around the sun
  5. The whole solar system in a chocolate bar
  6. the biggest star

12 Clues: Saturn has these • the biggest star • The planet with life • Roman God of the Seas • Twinkle twinkle little... • yet another chocolate bar • Big rocks floating in space • Holst was inspired by these • This planet is 6th from the sun • kids can't stop laughing at this one • all the planets do this around the sun • The whole solar system in a chocolate bar

Space 2020-04-20

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. csilag
  2. Nap
  3. bolygó
  4. down visszaszámlálás
  5. csillagászat
  6. Föld
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  1. tudós
  2. repülés
  3. űr
  4. ég
  5. off leszállni
  6. Hold

12 Clues: űr • ég • Nap • Hold • Föld • tudós • csilag • bolygó • repülés • csillagászat • off leszállni • down visszaszámlálás

space 2020-09-15

space crossword puzzle
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  1. The name of our solar system.
  2. How many dwarf planets are in our solar system?
  3. A group of a galaxy.
  4. It's a HUGE region of space beyond Neptune.
  5. A dwarf planet that was a ninth planet a long time ago.
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  1. Another name of the solar system.
  2. How many planets are in our solar system?
  3. The belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  4. Icy and small Solar System body.
  5. The center of our solar system.
  6. The planet that supports our life.
  7. What is the fifth planet in our solar system?

12 Clues: A group of a galaxy. • The name of our solar system. • The center of our solar system. • Icy and small Solar System body. • Another name of the solar system. • The belt between Mars and Jupiter. • The planet that supports our life. • How many planets are in our solar system? • It's a HUGE region of space beyond Neptune. • What is the fifth planet in our solar system? • ...

Space 2020-12-21

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. The time it takes a planet to spin fully on its axis.
  2. a collection of stars to make a pattern in the sky.
  3. planets that orbit a star outside our solar system.
  4. Any large body that orbits a star in a solar system.
  5. The time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun.
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  1. Lumps of rock orbiting the sun left over.
  2. Changes in the temperature during the year.
  3. The furthest planet from the sun.
  4. Path taken by one object moving around another larger object.
  5. The line down the middle of Earth.
  6. Collection of stars held together by gravity.
  7. The biggest star that we orbit.

12 Clues: The biggest star that we orbit. • The furthest planet from the sun. • The line down the middle of Earth. • Lumps of rock orbiting the sun left over. • Changes in the temperature during the year. • Collection of stars held together by gravity. • The time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun. • a collection of stars to make a pattern in the sky. • ...

Space 2021-05-17

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. a telescopes main light-gathering lens or
  2. A distinctive pattern of stars used informally to organize a part of the sky.
  3. Star
  4. The edge of a celestial object’s visible disk.
  5. When the Moon or other body appears more than half, but not fully, illuminated
  6. a “dirty snowball” of ice and rocky debris, typically a few miles across, that orbits the Sun in a long ellipse.
  7. When the Moon or a planet appears especially close either to another planet or to a bright star.
  8. The fraction of the Moon or other body that we see illuminated by sunlight
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  1. scope A small telescope used to aim your main scope at an object in the sky.
  2. of view The circle of sky that you see when you look through a telescope or binoculars.
  3. The part of a telescope that you look into.
  4. Star A star whose brightness changes over the course of days, weeks, months, or years.
  5. A star ending its life in a huge explosion. In comparison, a nova is a star that explosively sheds its outer layers without destroying itself.

13 Clues: Star • a telescopes main light-gathering lens or • The part of a telescope that you look into. • The edge of a celestial object’s visible disk. • The fraction of the Moon or other body that we see illuminated by sunlight • scope A small telescope used to aim your main scope at an object in the sky. • ...

space 2021-11-03

space crossword puzzle
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  1. nursery for new stars
  2. the bull constellation
  3. a pattern in the sky
  4. the third planet from the Sun
  5. the thing that holds the galaxy together
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  1. place in space in which mater can't escape
  2. 3-dimensional region
  3. moon, planet, or machine that orbits
  4. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
  5. a large system of stars
  6. a luminous heavenly body
  7. dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt

12 Clues: 3-dimensional region • a pattern in the sky • nursery for new stars • the bull constellation • a large system of stars • a luminous heavenly body • the third planet from the Sun • dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt • moon, planet, or machine that orbits • the thing that holds the galaxy together • place in space in which mater can't escape • ...

Space 2021-11-01

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. great clouds of glowing gas,
  2. A supermassive black hole gorging on gas at the center of a distant galaxy.
  3. An event that occurs when the shadow of a planet or moon falls upon a second body
  4. Denotes an object near a celestial pole that never dips below the horizon as Earth rotates and thus does not rise or set.
  5. A temporary dark blemish on the surface of the Sun
  6. A star whose brightness changes over the course of days, weeks, months, or years.
  7. The angle between the plane of an orbit
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  1. second full Moon in a single calendar month.
  2. A star ending its life in a huge explosion
  3. The path among the stars traced by the Sun throughout the year
  4. A massive ball of gas that generates prodigious amounts of energy
  5. A slight tipping and tilting of the Moon

12 Clues: great clouds of glowing gas, • The angle between the plane of an orbit • A slight tipping and tilting of the Moon • A star ending its life in a huge explosion • second full Moon in a single calendar month. • A temporary dark blemish on the surface of the Sun • The path among the stars traced by the Sun throughout the year • ...

space 2023-02-07

space crossword puzzle
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  1. in the distance a long ways away
  2. objects far away in a drawing are this size
  3. objects closer to you are this size
  4. the point where ojects look like they disappear on a page
  5. the empty space around an object
  6. the part of a drawing that is in the middle of the page
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  1. the part of an drawing that appears nearest to you.
  2. depth on a page showing how near or far objects appear
  3. the part of a drawing that is the farthest away from you.
  4. the space that objects take up, opposite of negative
  5. objects over other objects
  6. close up to you

12 Clues: close up to you • objects over other objects • in the distance a long ways away • the empty space around an object • objects closer to you are this size • objects far away in a drawing are this size • the part of an drawing that appears nearest to you. • the space that objects take up, opposite of negative • depth on a page showing how near or far objects appear • ...

space 2023-05-12

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what do people use to go to space?
  2. what is the red planets name?
  3. what company made it to the moon 1st?
  4. what company wants to go to mars?
  5. what type of people go to space?
  6. what is space also called?
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  1. what is the biggest planet in our solar system?
  2. what is the name of our solar system?
  3. what planet can have life?
  4. what are the names of the outer planets?
  5. what is the name of the star in the center of our solar system?
  6. people want to explore the?

12 Clues: what planet can have life? • what is space also called? • people want to explore the? • what is the red planets name? • what type of people go to space? • what company wants to go to mars? • what do people use to go to space? • what is the name of our solar system? • what company made it to the moon 1st? • what are the names of the outer planets? • ...

space 2023-06-16

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hole A region in space with extremely strong gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape from. Black holes form when massive stars collapse.
  2. An instrument used to observe distant objects in space. Telescopes gather and focus light, allowing us to see celestial bodies more clearly.
  3. A vehicle that is propelled by engines and carries spacecraft into space. Rockets provide the necessary thrust to overcome Earth's gravity.
  4. A small rock or particle in space. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it is called a meteor.
  5. A large celestial body that orbits around a star. Planets are round and do not produce their own light but reflect the light of the star they orbit.
  6. A massive collection of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity. Galaxies can be spiral, elliptical, or irregular in shape.
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  1. A celestial object made up of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun. When a comet gets close to the Sun, it develops a glowing coma and a tail.
  2. A scientist who studies celestial objects such as stars, planets, galaxies, and other phenomena in the universe.
  3. System A system consisting of a star (the Sun) and the celestial objects that orbit around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
  4. An object that orbits around a planet or a star. Satellites are used for communication, weather observation, navigation, and scientific research.
  5. The curved path followed by an object, such as a planet or a satellite, as it revolves around another object, usually a star.
  6. A person who travels and works in space. Astronauts undergo extensive training to be able to live and work in microgravity conditions.

12 Clues: A scientist who studies celestial objects such as stars, planets, galaxies, and other phenomena in the universe. • A small rock or particle in space. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it is called a meteor. • ...

Space 2023-06-24

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force that pulls objects towards each other. It keeps planets in orbit, gives weight to objects, and is responsible for many phenomena in space.
  2. A vehicle designed for travel and exploration in outer space. They are used to transport astronauts, satellites, and scientific equipment.
  3. A person who travels and works in space. It undergo special training and wear spacesuits to survive in the extreme conditions of outer space.
  4. An event in which one celestial body partially or completely blocks the light from another.
  5. A celestial object made of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the sun. When it gets closer to the sun, it develops a glowing coma and a tail.
  6. A small rock or particle from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere. When it burns up, it produces a bright streak of light.
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  1. A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas, dust, and other celestial objects, bound together by gravity.
  2. A luminous celestial object made of hot gases, such as hydrogen and helium. It emit light and heat, and our sun is an example of a star.
  3. The vast expanse of space that includes galaxies, stars, planets, and everything that exists.
  4. A large celestial body that orbits a star. Planets are round and can be rocky or gaseous. It is a part of a solar system and may support life.
  5. An instrument used to observe distant objects in space. It helps scientists study galaxies, stars, and other celestial phenomena.
  6. An object that orbits a planet or star. They can be natural (like the moon) or artificial (man-made) and are used for communication and observation.

12 Clues: An event in which one celestial body partially or completely blocks the light from another. • The vast expanse of space that includes galaxies, stars, planets, and everything that exists. • A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas, dust, and other celestial objects, bound together by gravity. • ...

Space 2012-06-12

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. visitor to space for research
  2. A group of stars gas and dust held together by gravity. Eg milky way
  3. Closest planet to the sun
  4. sixth planet from the sun
  5. furthest proper planet from the sun
  6. second closest planet to the sun
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  1. fourth closest planet to the sun
  2. an object that orbits
  3. rocky dusty boulders in space
  4. fifth planet from the sun
  5. seventh planet from the sun
  6. third closest planet to the sun

12 Clues: an object that orbits • fifth planet from the sun • Closest planet to the sun • sixth planet from the sun • seventh planet from the sun • visitor to space for research • rocky dusty boulders in space • third closest planet to the sun • fourth closest planet to the sun • second closest planet to the sun • furthest proper planet from the sun • ...

space 2012-11-20

space crossword puzzle
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  1. /the red planet
  2. / a group of stars
  3. /the only planet we know of with life on it
  4. / the biggest planet
  5. / the coldest planet
  6. /has rings
  7. /has big craters
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  1. / the closest planet to the sun
  2. /go in to space
  3. / the hottest planet
  4. /a dwarf planet
  5. /our solar systems only star

12 Clues: /has rings • /the red planet • /go in to space • /a dwarf planet • /has big craters • / a group of stars • / the hottest planet • / the coldest planet • / the biggest planet • /our solar systems only star • / the closest planet to the sun • /the only planet we know of with life on it

Space 2013-11-28

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who explores space.
  2. People or things can be sucked into these.
  3. A floating space rock.
  4. These fly in space.
  5. You look at these at night when you look into the sky.
  6. The galaxy we live in.
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  1. A small object that orbits one larger than it.
  2. The system of planets orbiting a star Sol.
  3. The path a planet takes around the sun.
  4. A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity.
  5. This provides heat and is really big.
  6. What is Mars, Earth and Saturn?

12 Clues: These fly in space. • A floating space rock. • The galaxy we live in. • Someone who explores space. • What is Mars, Earth and Saturn? • This provides heat and is really big. • The path a planet takes around the sun. • The system of planets orbiting a star Sol. • People or things can be sucked into these. • A small object that orbits one larger than it. • ...

Space 2013-09-01

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the planet the colour blue and green?
  2. What planet has a feint ring around it?
  3. What planet is the colour red?
  4. What colour is the sky in the day?
  5. What is the planet with the giant red spot?
  6. Which planet is the furthest planet from the sun?
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  1. What do you see at night?
  2. What is in between Mars and Jupiter?
  3. Which planet is the smallest in our solar system?
  4. What planet is the colour yellow?
  5. What planet is the colour orange?
  6. What colour is the night sky?

12 Clues: What do you see at night? • What colour is the night sky? • What planet is the colour red? • What planet is the colour yellow? • What planet is the colour orange? • What colour is the sky in the day? • What is in between Mars and Jupiter? • What planet has a feint ring around it? • What is the planet with the giant red spot? • What is the planet the colour blue and green? • ...

Space 2015-03-07

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Constellations are made up of these
  2. The biggest planet
  3. The planet nearest the sun
  4. The planet on which we live
  5. A huge star that all the planets orbit around
  6. This is what Saturn's rings are made of
  7. The brightest planet in our Solar System
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  1. 'The red planet'
  2. The number of moons that Neptune has
  3. A dwarf planet starting with 'p'
  4. A planet with the most violent weather
  5. The number of planets in our Solar System

12 Clues: 'The red planet' • The biggest planet • The planet nearest the sun • The planet on which we live • A dwarf planet starting with 'p' • Constellations are made up of these • The number of moons that Neptune has • A planet with the most violent weather • This is what Saturn's rings are made of • The brightest planet in our Solar System • The number of planets in our Solar System • ...

Space 2015-04-23

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An explosion so violent that the dying star becomes more brilliant than an entire galaxy.
  2. giants Very bright stars at the upper right of the H-R diagram.
  3. lines A set of dark lines that show where light has been absorbed.
  4. A spinning neutron star that appears to give off strong pulses of radio waves.
  5. An object whose surface gravity is so great that even electromagnetic waves, at the speed of light, can't escape it.
  6. A large cloud of gas and dust spread out over a large volume of space.
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  1. dwarf Below the main sequence in the lower part of the H-R diagram.
  2. A star system with two stars.
  3. Found just below the super giants in the H-R diagram.
  4. The innermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  5. The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  6. How bright a star really is.

12 Clues: How bright a star really is. • A star system with two stars. • The innermost layer of the sun's atmosphere. • The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere. • Found just below the super giants in the H-R diagram. • lines A set of dark lines that show where light has been absorbed. • giants Very bright stars at the upper right of the H-R diagram. • ...

space 2016-11-04

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a division of the year that is characterized by reoccurring weather conditions and determined by both the Earth’s tilt relative to the sun and the Earth’s position in its orbit around
  2. a force of attraction between two objects due to their masses.
  3. Sun.
  4. the point at which the Sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible.
  5. Tide- a tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon.
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  1. the time for Earth to rotate once on its axis.
  2. the time required for Earth to orbit once around the Sun.
  3. Phases- the different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month.
  4. the spin of a body on its axis.
  5. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass.
  6. Tide- a tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at the new and full moons.
  7. the movement when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator.

12 Clues: Sun. • the spin of a body on its axis. • the time for Earth to rotate once on its axis. • the time required for Earth to orbit once around the Sun. • a force of attraction between two objects due to their masses. • the movement when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator. • Phases- the different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month. • ...

space 2016-10-16

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dwarf small dim star thats left from old sun
  2. stars,dust,& gas bound by gravity
  3. space and all the matter in it
  4. explosion of a collapsed star that throws out outer layers
  5. the actual brightness of an object
  6. distance light travels in a year
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  1. region where stars are born
  2. spectrum frequencies and wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
  3. magnitude brightness of a star from earth
  4. magnitude measure of a star from standard distance
  5. star collapsed star by gravity into neutrons
  6. diagram graph that shows relationships between star

12 Clues: region where stars are born • space and all the matter in it • distance light travels in a year • stars,dust,& gas bound by gravity • the actual brightness of an object • magnitude brightness of a star from earth • dwarf small dim star thats left from old sun • star collapsed star by gravity into neutrons • magnitude measure of a star from standard distance • ...

Space 2016-06-17

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small body made of ice, frozen gases, and dust.
  2. A star when it explodes.
  3. The furthest planet.
  4. There are eight of these in our solar system.
  5. It orbits the Earth.
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  1. The air surrounding a planet.
  2. The closest planet to the Sun.
  3. The biggest planet in our solar system.
  4. A dwarf planet very far away.
  5. Way past.
  6. Small and comfortable.
  7. The brightest object in our solar system.

12 Clues: Way past. • The furthest planet. • It orbits the Earth. • Small and comfortable. • A star when it explodes. • The air surrounding a planet. • A dwarf planet very far away. • The closest planet to the Sun. • The biggest planet in our solar system. • The brightest object in our solar system. • There are eight of these in our solar system. • ...

Space 2021-12-29

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of galaxy
  2. Cloud of interstellar gases and dust
  3. Between star clusters
  4. Occurring between stars
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  1. Unit of interstellar distance
  2. Object in orbit around a planet
  3. Branch of astronomy dealing with objects outside the Milky Way
  4. Star cluster
  5. Darkest of Uranus' largest moons
  6. From the Latin meaning "dawn"
  7. A region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape from it (2 words)
  8. Empty space

12 Clues: Empty space • Star cluster • A type of galaxy • Between star clusters • Occurring between stars • Unit of interstellar distance • From the Latin meaning "dawn" • Object in orbit around a planet • Darkest of Uranus' largest moons • Cloud of interstellar gases and dust • Branch of astronomy dealing with objects outside the Milky Way • ...

space 2022-04-22

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. repurposed Saturn V third stage, first US satalite
  2. Boeings still-being-tested capsule
  3. the atlas used a stage and a ____ design
  4. the repurposed ICBM whose second version launched Gemini
  5. a type of rocket that does not enter orbit
  6. the US orbital navigation satellites
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  1. intercontenital _________ missile
  2. what did allan Shepard play on the moon?
  3. the first satellite to orbit the earth
  4. the Russian space agency
  5. the rocket that launched the first US satellite
  6. the US's program to return to the moon

12 Clues: the Russian space agency • intercontenital _________ missile • Boeings still-being-tested capsule • the US orbital navigation satellites • the first satellite to orbit the earth • the US's program to return to the moon • what did allan Shepard play on the moon? • the atlas used a stage and a ____ design • a type of rocket that does not enter orbit • ...

Space 2022-04-21

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Group of stars
  2. Saturn,Earth,Venus,mercury,jupiter,neptune
  3. A collection of thousands or billions of stars
  4. Path that a planet moves as it circles
  5. Gases held by gravity around planets
  6. a ball of shining gas
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  1. Distance light travels in one year
  2. all of space and time
  3. Some planets have more than one
  4. Icy rock that lets off gas and dust
  5. Place where light and matter can not escape
  6. Force that pulls objects together

12 Clues: Group of stars • all of space and time • a ball of shining gas • Some planets have more than one • Force that pulls objects together • Distance light travels in one year • Icy rock that lets off gas and dust • Gases held by gravity around planets • Path that a planet moves as it circles • Saturn,Earth,Venus,mercury,jupiter,neptune • Place where light and matter can not escape • ...

Space 2023-09-14

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet with rings
  2. Where astronauts live and work in space
  3. A space robot that explores other planets
  4. A vehicle to help people travel into space
  5. The planet that we live on
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  1. The US space agency that sends astronauts to the moon
  2. The hot star in our sky that gives us warmth and light
  3. A person that goes into space
  4. The Galaxy our solar system is within
  5. A large bright object in our night sky
  6. The planet closest to the sun
  7. The biggest planet in the solar system

12 Clues: The planet with rings • The planet that we live on • A person that goes into space • The planet closest to the sun • The Galaxy our solar system is within • A large bright object in our night sky • The biggest planet in the solar system • Where astronauts live and work in space • A space robot that explores other planets • A vehicle to help people travel into space • ...

Space 2023-12-01

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a thin layer of plasma between the corona and the surface
  2. the sun's outer-most layer of the interior.
  3. dwarfplanet between the asteroid belt of mars/jupiter
  4. another word for northern lights
  5. sun's visible surface
Down
  1. type of layer that takes in ultraviolet radiation for the earth
  2. a object in space
  3. the outer atmosphere of the sun
  4. dark spots on the sun's surface
  5. gases and charged particles expelled above an active sunspot
  6. What the sun produces as a source of energy
  7. the expansion of the universe

12 Clues: a object in space • sun's visible surface • the expansion of the universe • the outer atmosphere of the sun • dark spots on the sun's surface • another word for northern lights • the sun's outer-most layer of the interior. • What the sun produces as a source of energy • dwarfplanet between the asteroid belt of mars/jupiter • ...

space 2024-02-20

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the explosion of a star during which the star’s luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star’s mass is blown away at very high velocity.
  2. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
  3. hole an object so massive that nothing, not even light, can escape its gravitation.
  4. an easily recognized group of stars that appear to be located close together in the sky and that form a picture if lines connecting them are imagined.
  5. a spaceship designed for intergalactic travel.
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  1. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space.
  2. conducted, or existing between two or more stars
  3. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun.
  4. a person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.
  5. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust.
  6. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
  7. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star.

12 Clues: a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. • a spaceship designed for intergalactic travel. • a person engaged in or trained for spaceflight. • conducted, or existing between two or more stars • a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star. • hole an object so massive that nothing, not even light, can escape its gravitation. • ...

Space 2024-03-06

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The space shuttle that blew up
  2. An object that moves around a larger object
  3. Mechanical gasket in the shape of a torus
  4. People who travel through space
  5. any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources
Down
  1. a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air
  2. the areas between planets, solar systems, galaxies, galaxy clusters and galaxy super clusters
  3. something that is related to the moon
  4. is in orbit around the Sun
  5. a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
  6. The universe
  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

12 Clues: The universe • is in orbit around the Sun • The space shuttle that blew up • People who travel through space • something that is related to the moon • Mechanical gasket in the shape of a torus • An object that moves around a larger object • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one • ...

SPACE 2024-04-12

SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another name for moon
  2. TO HAVE PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER PARTS OF ITS VISIBLE SURFACE ILLUMINATED, SO THAT IT APPEARS TO DECREASE IN SIZE
  3. THE APPEARANCE OF THE MOON AS DETERMINED BY THE ILLUMINATED PORTION OF THE MOON THAT IS VISIBLE FROM EARTH.
  4. AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF AN OBJECT AROUND WHICH THAT OBJECT ROTATES.
  5. A STRAIGHT LINE SEGMENT THAT PASSES FROM ONE EDGE OF A CIRCLE OR SPHERE, THROUGH ITS CENTER, AND TO ITS OPPOSITE EDGE
  6. We experience ___________ season when the Northern Hemisphere points away from the sun.
  7. We experience ___________ season when the Northern Hemisphere points toward the sun.
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  1. The_________ calendar is most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally
  2. TO HAVE PROGRESSIVELY LARGER PARTS OF ITS VISIBLE SURFACE ILLUMINATED, SO THAT IT APPEARS TO INCREASE IN SIZE
  3. the Sun and all the objects that orbit around it.
  4. To move in a circular or elliptical path around a central object
  5. The branch of science that studies the stars, planets, and other objects in space.

12 Clues: another name for moon • the Sun and all the objects that orbit around it. • To move in a circular or elliptical path around a central object • The branch of science that studies the stars, planets, and other objects in space. • We experience ___________ season when the Northern Hemisphere points toward the sun. • ...

Space 2025-07-16

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It shines in the night sky. ⭐
  2. It flies fast into space. 🚀
  3. A funny creature from space. 👽
  4. It carries people to space. 🛸
  5. A person who goes to space. 👨‍🚀
  6. People call it a shooting star. 🌠
  7. It sends signals in space. 🛰️
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  1. A big group of stars. 🌌
  2. It goes around the Earth. 🌙
  3. You use it to look at stars. 🔭
  4. We live on one of these. 🪐
  5. It gives us light and heat. ☀️

12 Clues: A big group of stars. 🌌 • We live on one of these. 🪐 • It goes around the Earth. 🌙 • It flies fast into space. 🚀 • It shines in the night sky. ⭐ • It carries people to space. 🛸 • It sends signals in space. 🛰️ • You use it to look at stars. 🔭 • A funny creature from space. 👽 • It gives us light and heat. ☀️ • A person who goes to space. 👨‍🚀 • People call it a shooting star. 🌠

Space 2024-05-23

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A set of stars, gases, dust and solar systems.
  2. A planet with rings and 146 moons.
  3. A red planet with sandstorms.
  4. The biggest planet in the solar system.
  5. An instrument to see things that are far away.
Down
  1. A person that goes to space.
  2. The hottest planet in the solar system.
  3. Planet called the Ice Giant.
  4. The furthest planet from the sun.
  5. The Earth´s natural satellite.
  6. The closest planet to the sun.
  7. The planet we live in.

12 Clues: The planet we live in. • A person that goes to space. • Planet called the Ice Giant. • A red planet with sandstorms. • The Earth´s natural satellite. • The closest planet to the sun. • The furthest planet from the sun. • A planet with rings and 146 moons. • The hottest planet in the solar system. • The biggest planet in the solar system. • ...

Space 2025-03-28

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A round object like Earth that moves around a star.
  2. A big ball of hot glowing gas that shines in the sky.
  3. A huge group of stars and planets held together in space.
  4. A machine or object that orbits a planet.
  5. Our natural satellite. It lights up the night.
  6. A vehicle that carries people or things into space.
  7. The planet we live on.
Down
  1. A tool used to look at faraway stars and planets.
  2. A force that keeps us on the ground and pulls objects toward each other.
  3. The area beyond Earth’s sky, where stars and planets are.
  4. A glowing ball of light in the sky, often twinkling.
  5. A person trained to travel and work in space.

12 Clues: The planet we live on. • A machine or object that orbits a planet. • A person trained to travel and work in space. • Our natural satellite. It lights up the night. • A tool used to look at faraway stars and planets. • A round object like Earth that moves around a star. • A vehicle that carries people or things into space. • ...

space 2026-05-08

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet with opposite direction than earth
  2. Earth's has one
  3. it has ring and is a very big ring
  4. planet has days and night
  5. the second person who touch a moon
Down
  1. the first peapole who touch a moon
  2. this is the hottest planet
  3. it has a ring and its coldest planet
  4. this planet is the smallest planet in solar systeme
  5. it has 14 moons
  6. this is a small asteroid
  7. its name is red planet

12 Clues: Earth's has one • it has 14 moons • its name is red planet • this is a small asteroid • planet has days and night • this is the hottest planet • the first peapole who touch a moon • it has ring and is a very big ring • the second person who touch a moon • it has a ring and its coldest planet • planet with opposite direction than earth • ...

space 2026-07-15

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A living thing from another planet.
  2. A space rock with a long tail.
  3. Everything in space.
  4. To go around a planet or the Sun.
  5. People talk and share different ideas.
Down
  1. system The Sun and all the planets.
  2. A very big group of stars.
  3. The air around a planet.
  4. The place where the Earth and stars are.
  5. A big round world like Earth or Mars.
  6. A trip from one place to another.
  7. Facts and information.

12 Clues: Everything in space. • Facts and information. • The air around a planet. • A very big group of stars. • A space rock with a long tail. • A trip from one place to another. • To go around a planet or the Sun. • system The Sun and all the planets. • A living thing from another planet. • A big round world like Earth or Mars. • People talk and share different ideas. • ...

Space Vocabulary 2018-08-27

Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tool that splits light into different wavelengths
  2. A galaxy that does not have a definite shape
  3. How hot or cold something is
  4. A galaxy shaped like a flat rotating disc
  5. A scatter graph showing the relationship between the absolute magnitudes of stars against their spectral types
  6. The total amount of energy released from a star
  7. All time, space, and everything else
  8. A galaxy shaped in an ellipsoidal shape being smooth and nearly featureless
  9. A cluster of matter in the universe that constitutes a unit
  10. swinging back and forth (like a pendulum)
Down
  1. A sphere of plasma held by its gravity
  2. The magnitude of a celestial object
  3. A system of millions or more stars
  4. The brightness of a celestial object from ten parsecs
  5. A unit of measure for temperature based on an absolute scale
  6. The process in which two nuclei collide to create different products
  7. A theory in astronomy where the universe originated from a big explosion
  8. The distance between similar points on two successive waves
  9. A cloud of gas/dust in outer space
  10. A galaxy that our solar system is in

20 Clues: How hot or cold something is • A system of millions or more stars • A cloud of gas/dust in outer space • The magnitude of a celestial object • All time, space, and everything else • A galaxy that our solar system is in • A sphere of plasma held by its gravity • A galaxy shaped like a flat rotating disc • swinging back and forth (like a pendulum) • ...

Space Exploring 2020-05-30

Space Exploring crossword puzzle
Across
  1. balls of ice found in the kuiper belt
  2. curved path around a star, planet or moon
  3. position in the sky
  4. there is a chocolate bar named after this planet
  5. large rocks floating in the universe
  6. constellations that circle around Polaris
  7. largest moon in the Solar System
  8. first asteroid to be discovered
  9. a shooting star
  10. once considered for the position of 10th planet
  11. named after the original god of the sky
  12. another word as the North Star
  13. smallest planet and has no moons
  14. move in a circular orbit around one object
  15. another word for gas giant
  16. Milky Way
Down
  1. the fastest spinning planet
  2. planets that form from dust grains
  3. the sun's energy
  4. an instrument scientists use to view space
  5. a type of salt
  6. distance travelled in a year
  7. made up of millions of galaxies
  8. comes from the latin word luna
  9. has 62 moons
  10. blocking of the passing of light
  11. the smallest gas giant
  12. Earth's twin planet
  13. our planet
  14. how astronomers measure distance
  15. in 2006 they reclassified this as a dwarf planet
  16. not able to produce light

32 Clues: Milky Way • our planet • has 62 moons • a type of salt • a shooting star • the sun's energy • position in the sky • Earth's twin planet • the smallest gas giant • not able to produce light • another word for gas giant • the fastest spinning planet • distance travelled in a year • comes from the latin word luna • another word as the North Star • made up of millions of galaxies • ...

Space Unit 2022-02-01

Space Unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how we measure a star based on actual brightness plus the distance from earth
  2. the part of the atmosphere that is closest the to sun
  3. Provides oxygen and protection from the extremes of temperature
  4. Scientists who study outer space
  5. commonly known as the Little Dipper
  6. the Milk Dipper/Teapot is found in here
  7. protects Earth from UV rays but lets in infrared rays and visible light
  8. the hottest region of the sun's atmosphere
  9. 40 galaxies in which the Milky Way is a part of
  10. band of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter
  11. small stars such as Sirius B
  12. the distance light travels in a year
  13. The force that resists motion
  14. dark patches on the moon thought to be water at one time
  15. Aldebaran is its brightest star
  16. group of 6 stars found near Taurus
  17. dark spots we see on the sun which are cooler patches of gases
  18. the galaxy in which we live
  19. effect that lets sunlight in but keeps earth warm
  20. galaxies with no definite shape
  21. how a planet spins on its axis
  22. stars around the size of Polaris
  23. The study of stars, planets, and all other heavenly bodies
  24. regulus is its brightest star
  25. planets that are made of rocks and metals and are closer to the sun
  26. can either be made of dust or gas and when the sun's heat causes coma to drift away
  27. the middle of the sun which has a temperature of 27,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit
  28. stars with average temperature and brightness
  29. An area containing no air or any other matter
  30. constellation around the Little Dipper
  31. large clouds of gas and dust floating in space
  32. contains the binary star, Algol
  33. the sun's surface
  34. 29 days, 12 hours, and 44 months
  35. planets that are made of gases and are farther away from the sun
Down
  1. actual brightness of a star or how much light it produces
  2. most famous comet name after Newton's friend
  3. moon appears as a sliver
  4. asteroid-sized chunk of rock, dust and ice
  5. type of galaxy where spiral arms have straight "bar" that runs through the center
  6. stars that circle around each other
  7. the moon's shape bulges and is not quite round
  8. contains the Big Dipper
  9. constellation mentioned in the Bible in three places
  10. waxing moon is half dark and half light
  11. inner part of a comet
  12. the largest of stars such as Betelgeuse
  13. moon blocks the sun from our view
  14. when moon displays the most light
  15. stars that outline an imaginary picture
  16. sirius is its brightest star
  17. asteroids that are found in the inner solar system crossing paths with earth
  18. formed when frozen surface of a comet heats up
  19. galaxies that resemble eggs or footballs
  20. Deneb is its brightest star
  21. every four years we add up the 1/4 long days and we have an extra day
  22. stars that appear close but are far apart
  23. when the moon's sunlit side is hid from earth
  24. contains Castor and Pollux
  25. the sun is 93 million miles away from this planet
  26. word for what a planet does when it goes around the sun
  27. heat from core causes these "bubbles" to rise to the surface and give the sun a speckled look
  28. Antares(rival of Mars) is part of this constellation
  29. little "planets" that range in size from a few hundred miles across to as small as a house
  30. part of the earth that keeps earth with mild temperatures
  31. moon passes directly behind Earth
  32. another name for the North Star
  33. where most comets are located beyond Neptune
  34. huge ball of hydrogen and helium, "our star"
  35. Betelgeuse and Rigel are its famous stars
  36. type of galaxy that looks like a pinwheel

71 Clues: the sun's surface • inner part of a comet • contains the Big Dipper • moon appears as a sliver • contains Castor and Pollux • Deneb is its brightest star • the galaxy in which we live • sirius is its brightest star • small stars such as Sirius B • The force that resists motion • regulus is its brightest star • how a planet spins on its axis • Aldebaran is its brightest star • ...

Space Crossword 2013-08-07

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the return from outer space into the earth's atmosphere
  2. portable life-support system
  3. pertaining to the mind
  4. a line attaching the Skylab to a spacecraft
  5. extravehicular mobility unit
  6. pay no attention
  7. pertaining to the heart
  8. trash airlock
  9. calcium lose
  10. Simplified aid for EVA rescue
  11. restraint rope
Down
  1. the state of being contaminated.
  2. able to supply its own needs without external assistance
  3. unintentional
  4. tablets
  5. oxygen occurring as a single atom
  6. the feats of an acrobat
  7. force of gravity
  8. geosynchronous Earth orbit
  9. confined to bed because of illness

20 Clues: tablets • calcium lose • unintentional • trash airlock • restraint rope • pay no attention • force of gravity • pertaining to the mind • the feats of an acrobat • pertaining to the heart • geosynchronous Earth orbit • portable life-support system • extravehicular mobility unit • Simplified aid for EVA rescue • the state of being contaminated. • oxygen occurring as a single atom • ...

Space terms 2013-05-29

Space terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A broadly accepted theory for the origin and evolution of our universe (no space)
  2. The biggest gas giant in our Solar system, home to the great red spot
  3. An instrument used to observe distant objects
  4. Matter that is too dim to be detected by telescopes. Astronomers infer its existence by measuring its gravitational influence (no space)
  5. Space rocks that lie in the Kuiper Belt, that occasionally come flying into the inner Solar system
  6. The orbital motion of one object around another
  7. The planet we live on
  8. The planet that has a density less than water, and is famous for having rings.
  9. The totality of space and time, along with all the matter and energy in it
  10. A force considerably weaker than the rest, that keeps us from floating into space
  11. A bowl-shaped depression caused by a comet or meteorite colliding with the surface of a planet, moon, or asteroid
Down
  1. A scientist who studies the universe and the celestial bodies residing in it
  2. A collection of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity
  3. The dwarf planet that used to be considered a planet
  4. The second planet in the Solar system
  5. An adjective that means “beyond the Earth." used to describe things from space
  6. The layer of gases surrounding the surface of a planet, moon, or star
  7. The planet closest to the Kuiper belt in the Inner solar system
  8. The innermost moon of Jupiter four largest moons
  9. The planet in our solar system that has 2 ways of pronouncing it's name because of the rude sounding name
  10. The first planet in the Solar system

21 Clues: The planet we live on • The first planet in the Solar system • The second planet in the Solar system • An instrument used to observe distant objects • The orbital motion of one object around another • The innermost moon of Jupiter four largest moons • The dwarf planet that used to be considered a planet • A collection of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity • ...

Space Crossword 2013-08-06

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Russians left stranded in it for 5 months
  2. art/technique of performing stunts
  3. used to measure orientation
  4. $10 million prize idea
  5. teaching
  6. disinfectant
  7. spacecraft used for only one flight
  8. Space Walk
  9. Warp going from one place to another without actually traveling that distance
Down
  1. air and space craft/computing
  2. swaying
  3. an orbit that has the same orbit as the Earth
  4. a fresh water fish once brought to space
  5. awakening of memories
  6. a condition astronauts get, thinner legs
  7. weakening in bones due to loss of calcium
  8. not quite/partially accurate
  9. realize before
  10. lithium hydroxide in steel
  11. an opinion

20 Clues: swaying • teaching • an opinion • Space Walk • disinfectant • realize before • awakening of memories • $10 million prize idea • lithium hydroxide in steel • used to measure orientation • not quite/partially accurate • air and space craft/computing • art/technique of performing stunts • spacecraft used for only one flight • a fresh water fish once brought to space • ...

Space unit 2013-11-14

Space unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The month of the moon landing
  2. The second man on the moon
  3. A recently made dwarf planet
  4. The first man on the moon's shuttle ... 11
  5. A planet with very defined rings
  6. The positioning of the largest satellite dish in the southern hemisphere
  7. Earth passing between the Sun and the Moon ... eclipse
  8. The milkyway is a...
  9. The largest star in our solar system
  10. Something caused by the moon's gravity
Down
  1. The shadow of an eclipse
  2. The largest telescope on earth
  3. The seventh planet from the sun
  4. The fourth planet
  5. The closest planet to earth
  6. The stages of the moon's appearance from earth are known as the moon's...
  7. The force that keeps us on the ground
  8. We can see things in space from earth, as there is no...
  9. An artificial or natural object that orbits a planet
  10. Because of the earth's axis, we have 4...

20 Clues: The fourth planet • The milkyway is a... • The shadow of an eclipse • The second man on the moon • The closest planet to earth • A recently made dwarf planet • The month of the moon landing • The largest telescope on earth • The seventh planet from the sun • A planet with very defined rings • The largest star in our solar system • The force that keeps us on the ground • ...

Space Crossword 2013-06-01

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Highest winds in the solar system
  2. Name of the biggest type of black hole
  3. You’ll find Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in our solar system here
  4. spherical cloud of small rocky and icy
  5. What does SOHO study?
  6. Over 70% is covered in water
  7. What happens is you get too close to a black hole
  8. disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune
  9. Rock or dust that revolves around the sun
  10. Cassini left in 1997 to travel to which planet?
Down
  1. Sometimes called dirty snowballs
  2. First man in space
  3. Planet that’s cold as ice
  4. Cold, windy, smelly and was going to be called George
  5. How the universe started
  6. Great Bear is an example of one of these
  7. What travels round the earth in 10 milliseconds?
  8. Hottest planet in the solar system
  9. an object that revolves around a planet
  10. Named after the Roman messenger God
  11. The biggest planet in our solar system
  12. Where you would find Eris and Dysnomia.
  13. Name of the first dog to orbit Earth
  14. Red supergiant, binary star and the brightest in the constellation Scorpius
  15. Little green men?

25 Clues: Little green men? • First man in space • What does SOHO study? • How the universe started • Planet that’s cold as ice • Over 70% is covered in water • Sometimes called dirty snowballs • Highest winds in the solar system • Hottest planet in the solar system • Named after the Roman messenger God • Name of the first dog to orbit Earth • Name of the biggest type of black hole • ...

Space Crossword 2014-05-16

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. smallest planet
  2. rock that in outer space
  3. rock that enters our atmosphere also known as shooting stars
  4. second smallest planet
  5. teal blue planet
  6. planet farthest from the sun
  7. the 3rd planet From the sun
  8. shapes people make from the stars
  9. gas giant and second largest planet in the solar system
  10. holds all the planets in place with its gravitational pull
  11. shortest day of the year
  12. when the moon covers the suns disk seen from earth
  13. biggest planet in the solar system
  14. used to by the ninth planet now a dwarf planet
Down
  1. rock from space lands on our earth
  2. second planet from the sun
  3. the closest planet to the sun
  4. shape of our earths orbit
  5. the motion of an object around another object
  6. has 8 phases
  7. closets to the sun
  8. the study of space
  9. longest day of the year
  10. when earths shadow falls on the moon
  11. farthest from the sun
  12. special not a hot spot on the sun

26 Clues: has 8 phases • smallest planet • teal blue planet • closets to the sun • the study of space • farthest from the sun • second smallest planet • longest day of the year • rock that in outer space • shortest day of the year • shape of our earths orbit • second planet from the sun • the 3rd planet From the sun • planet farthest from the sun • the closest planet to the sun • ...

Space Review 2014-03-06

Space Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. most massive planet
  2. the planet with similarly sized moon
  3. shape of an object's revolution
  4. causes the tides
  5. millions of these are on the moon
  6. June 21st
  7. mr. js favorite moon phase (no spaces)
  8. planet without an atmosphere
  9. darkest part of a shadow
  10. rock burning in atmosphere
  11. eclipse that forms when the moons shadow falls on earth
Down
  1. planets atmosphere traps heat
  2. the inner planets
  3. complete spin
  4. the warmest planet
  5. 12 hour night and day
  6. phases of the moon gaining light
  7. the last planet
  8. season starting on dec 21 in southern hemisphere
  9. dark part of the moon
  10. largest dwarf planet

21 Clues: June 21st • complete spin • the last planet • causes the tides • the inner planets • the warmest planet • most massive planet • largest dwarf planet • 12 hour night and day • dark part of the moon • darkest part of a shadow • rock burning in atmosphere • planet without an atmosphere • planets atmosphere traps heat • shape of an object's revolution • phases of the moon gaining light • ...

Space Crossword 2012-10-22

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What keeps us from floating away
  2. A reusable Space Ship belonging to NASA
  3. The entire……
  4. Sounds like scorpion
  5. What you see at night
  6. TheBig………
  7. The planet that everyone laughs at
  8. Our Galaxy
  9. Planet with rings around it
  10. Planet after Uranus
  11. Sparkles at night
Down
  1. Takes you to the other side of the universe
  2. Dwarf Planet
  3. Rock in space
  4. How fare light travels in an Earth year
  5. This planet has 4 Moons
  6. Super dense object
  7. Red Planet
  8. Very hot
  9. Our Planet

20 Clues: Very hot • TheBig……… • Our Galaxy • Red Planet • Our Planet • Dwarf Planet • The entire…… • Rock in space • Sparkles at night • Super dense object • Planet after Uranus • Sounds like scorpion • What you see at night • This planet has 4 Moons • Planet with rings around it • What keeps us from floating away • The planet that everyone laughs at • A reusable Space Ship belonging to NASA • ...

Space Exploration 2012-05-05

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center with Earth, the planets, and moons revolving around it.
  2. The phenomenon that the observed frequency of a wave changes if the source of the wave and the observe are moving toward or away from one another.
  3. The study of spectra spectrum produced when a beam of light is passes through a prism
  4. There is almost as much gravity in orbit as there is on Earth; however, gravity is effectively eliminated inside a spacecraft due to the free-falling effect of orbiting earth, which causes the microgravity environment.
  5. When spectral lines move toward the longer-wavelength part (red end) of the spectrum.
  6. A telescope that has a lens for the objective
  7. Varying types of energy waves emitted by stars (radio waves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet waves, rays and gamma rays.
  8. the angle measured clockwise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  9. A device made of thousands of closely spaced slits through which light is passed in order to produce a spectrum.
  10. Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves
Down
  1. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbits.
  2. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  3. Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars
  4. a method of acceleration, which enables spacecraft to change speed by using the gravity of a poster.
  5. a satellite made by humans, such as a spacecraft or telescope.
  6. taking measurements of Earth (and other planets) from space.
  7. (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km)
  8. all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets.
  9. Orbit of satellites placed about 36000 km above the ground, directly above the equator, orbiting Earth once every 24 hours
  10. A technology that electronically connects two (or more) separate telescopes to combine their images.
  11. orbit: Orbit of satellites placed about 36,000 km above the ground, directly
  12. A rocket with a bomb as a payload, launched in a trajectory that sends it up into space and down onto its target.
  13. A method of measuring distance indirectly by creating an imaginary triangle between an observer and an object whose distance is to be estimated.
  14. the large lens at the front of a telescope.
  15. a Russian term for astronaut.

25 Clues: a Russian term for astronaut. • the large lens at the front of a telescope. • A telescope that has a lens for the objective • Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars • all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets. • (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km) • Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves • ...

Space Talk 2013-01-03

Space Talk crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two full moons happen in the same month the second is called a...Happens once in a...
  2. flow of charged particles from the corona.
  3. When the Moon appears to shrink.
  4. A spinning neutron star that gives of pulses of radiation.
  5. Darker cooler regions of the sun's surface.
  6. A massive object with REALLY strong gravity.
  7. Farther away from the moon.
  8. A very small and dense star which have neutron particles.
  9. The actual amount of energy or light given off by a star.
  10. You see a quarter of the moon.
  11. When the Moon appears to grow.
  12. Moon is almost completely covered or uncovered, but not quite.
Down
  1. Moving in a circle with a center.
  2. Outermost layer of the Sun.
  3. Shadow of anybody with two parts.
  4. Baby star or star in training.
  5. Two cells fly together and become one.
  6. Distance from the sun to earth as a way of measurement.
  7. Part of an eclipse when everything is covered.
  8. Closer to earth
  9. Death of a large star by EXPLOSION!
  10. Center of the sun
  11. Clusters of billions of stars.

23 Clues: Closer to earth • Center of the sun • Outermost layer of the Sun. • Farther away from the moon. • Baby star or star in training. • You see a quarter of the moon. • When the Moon appears to grow. • Clusters of billions of stars. • When the Moon appears to shrink. • Moving in a circle with a center. • Shadow of anybody with two parts. • Death of a large star by EXPLOSION! • ...

Space Vocabulary 2013-04-30

Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To release space craft into space
  2. U.S. space craft designed to carry men to the moon and back
  3. a group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
  4. Backwards counting before a rocket launching takes place
  5. Space as a whole or an aircraft industry
  6. A celestial body moving around the sun
  7. A scientist who studies space
  8. A gaseous envelope surrounding the earth
  9. 3rd planet from the sun
  10. Closest planet to the sun
  11. 5th planet from the sun
Down
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. 5.88 trillion miles
  3. A sealed container where a person or animal can ride into space at very high altitudes
  4. 4th planet from the sun
  5. The first space shuttle to orbit and return to earth
  6. A rocket engine used as the main source for takeoff in a rocket or missile
  7. A Russian or Soviet astronaut
  8. Being between the planets or a planet and the sun
  9. The force of attraction by which bodies in space tend to fall toward the center of the earth
  10. An aircraft becoming airborne
  11. A bowl shaped indentation with a raised rim make by a meteoroid
  12. Ofter remnants of a comet traveling through space
  13. When one object in space blocks the view of another object in space
  14. a meteoroid that has entered earths atmosphere

25 Clues: 5.88 trillion miles • 4th planet from the sun • 3rd planet from the sun • 5th planet from the sun • Closest planet to the sun • A Russian or Soviet astronaut • An aircraft becoming airborne • A scientist who studies space • To release space craft into space • A celestial body moving around the sun • Space as a whole or an aircraft industry • ...

Moon/space 2013-02-24

Moon/space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth has one of these it comes out at night
  2. what age was neil armstrong when he died
  3. the first country to have a flag on the moon
  4. A space station
  5. when did neil armstrong die
  6. what number was the ship (apollo .... )
  7. frozen rain
  8. the breed of the first dog in space
  9. created when a stat calapes
  10. The seventh planet from the sun
  11. the ..... around you
  12. their is no .......... in space
Down
  1. This probe went to Venus
  2. What year did the first man land on the moon
  3. the thing they only had 60 secions left of at one point
  4. The first man to land on the moon
  5. How long did neil armstrong live for
  6. You should not look directly at these
  7. Sometimes these crash to Earth
  8. the first dog in space (Name)
  9. System In here, there are the planets, the sun, and much more
  10. what mouth did the rocket land on

22 Clues: frozen rain • A space station • the ..... around you • This probe went to Venus • when did neil armstrong die • created when a stat calapes • the first dog in space (Name) • Sometimes these crash to Earth • The seventh planet from the sun • their is no .......... in space • The first man to land on the moon • what mouth did the rocket land on • the breed of the first dog in space • ...

Space Math 2013-02-12

Space Math crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1 ÷ 1 =
  2. 15 ÷ 5 =
  3. 6 x 9 =
  4. 36 ÷ 9 =
  5. 5 x 7 =
  6. 2 x 6 =
  7. 7 x 4 =
  8. 5 x 6 =
  9. 8 ÷ 4 =
  10. 40 ÷ 8 =
Down
  1. 60 ÷ 6 =
  2. 6 x 6 =
  3. 81 ÷ 9 =
  4. 9 x 8 =
  5. 42 ÷ 7 =
  6. 4 x 6 =
  7. 7 ÷ 1 =
  8. 7 x 9 =
  9. 32 ÷ 4 =
  10. 6 x 3 =

20 Clues: 6 x 6 = • 1 ÷ 1 = • 6 x 9 = • 9 x 8 = • 4 x 6 = • 5 x 7 = • 2 x 6 = • 7 x 4 = • 7 ÷ 1 = • 7 x 9 = • 5 x 6 = • 6 x 3 = • 8 ÷ 4 = • 60 ÷ 6 = • 15 ÷ 5 = • 81 ÷ 9 = • 42 ÷ 7 = • 36 ÷ 9 = • 32 ÷ 4 = • 40 ÷ 8 =

Space Exploration 2013-02-15

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all of the wavelengths and frequencies of electromagnetic radiation
  2. the first space shuttle launched on April 12, 1981
  3. these waves has the longest-wavelength and lowest-frequency
  4. global positioning system
  5. any human-made object placed in orbit around a body in space
  6. a satellite that is about 35,700 km above the equator and takes 24 hours to orbit Earth once
  7. a telescope that uses a lens to collect light
  8. distance between two adjacent crests or troughs of a wave
  9. these waves are sometimes called "heat radiation"
  10. large rockets were used in this space program to go to the moon between 1969 and 1972
Down
  1. a telescope that uses a mirror to collect light
  2. observations of Earth from space made by satellites
  3. a measure of the number of waves passing a point per second
  4. the process of setting a rocket or spacecraft in motion
  5. data from satellites are combined to get this one type of image
  6. an uncrewed vehicle that carries scientific instruments to distant objects in space
  7. energy traveling as electromagnetic waves
  8. national aeronautics and space administration
  9. a product that uses NASA technology and that benefits the public
  10. a continuous range of a single feature, such as wavelength

20 Clues: global positioning system • energy traveling as electromagnetic waves • national aeronautics and space administration • a telescope that uses a lens to collect light • a telescope that uses a mirror to collect light • these waves are sometimes called "heat radiation" • the first space shuttle launched on April 12, 1981 • ...

Space Talk 2014-12-06

Space Talk crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A measure of the total amount of material in a body.
  2. Water does not exist in its liquid form past this point.
  3. An imaginary circle drawn through the north and south poles.
  4. A cloud of dust and gas in space known as a birth place for stars.
  5. A word used to describe anything that contains mass.
  6. Station A satellite orbiting the earth that people can live on.
  7. A scientific device that scientist use to observe celestial objects in space.
  8. A large ball of ice and rock that orbits the sun.
  9. The name of our galaxy.
  10. The path of a celestial body as it moves through space.
  11. The measurement we use within our solar system.
  12. Everything around us is part of it and is 13.7 billion years old.
  13. A small rocky object in orbit around the sun.
  14. A distance equal to 1000 parsecs.
  15. A term used to describe a point directly underneath an object or body.
  16. An element containing of one electron and one proton.
  17. An explosion that some scientists believe created the universe.
  18. Star The hottest stars are.
Down
  1. A mutual physical force of nature that causes too bodies to attract each other.
  2. A small particle of rock or dust that burns away in the earths atmosphere.
  3. The only star in our solar system.
  4. Dark patches on the suns surface.
  5. A group of stars that form a shape of picture in the sky.
  6. The measurement we use within our universe.
  7. A giant ball of hot gas that emits its own radiation.
  8. The area around a planet most affected by its magnetic field.
  9. A meteor that hits earth is completely burned up.
  10. A term used to describe all elements except hydrogen and helium.
  11. The closest planet to the sun.
  12. The gasses that surrounds a planet or moon.
  13. The name for a human that goes up to space.
  14. A phenomenon that occurs when the moon passes into the shadow of the earth.
  15. Water in its solid state.
  16. A narrow stream of gas or particles ejected from an accretion disk surrounding a star or black hole.
  17. The planet we live on.
  18. Referred to two times a year the sun rays are furthest from the equator.
  19. holes A region in space that is so dense that not even light can escape.

37 Clues: The planet we live on. • The name of our galaxy. • Water in its solid state. • Star The hottest stars are. • The closest planet to the sun. • Dark patches on the suns surface. • A distance equal to 1000 parsecs. • The only star in our solar system. • The measurement we use within our universe. • The gasses that surrounds a planet or moon. • ...

Space Talk 2014-12-06

Space Talk crossword puzzle
Across
  1. holes A region in space that is so dense that not even light can escape.
  2. A term used to describe a point directly underneath an object or body.
  3. A large ball of ice and rock that orbits the sun.
  4. Star The hottest stars are.
  5. A narrow stream of gas or particles ejected from an accretion disk surrounding a star or black hole.
  6. A word used to describe anything that contains mass.
  7. The measurement we use within our solar system.
  8. A scientific device that scientist use to observe celestial objects in space.
  9. The only star in our solar system.
  10. A small particle of rock or dust that burns away in the earths atmosphere.
  11. A giant ball of hot gas that emits its own radiation.
  12. The measurement we use within our universe.
  13. The gasses that surrounds a planet or moon.
  14. Water in its solid state.
  15. A phenomenon that occurs when the moon passes into the shadow of the earth.
  16. A mutual physical force of nature that causes too bodies to attract each other.
  17. Dark patches on the suns surface.
  18. The path of a celestial body as it moves through space.
  19. Referred to two times a year the sun rays are furthest from the equator.
Down
  1. A distance equal to 1000 parsecs.
  2. Everything around us is part of it and is 13.7 billion years old.
  3. An explosion that some scientists believe created the universe.
  4. The closest planet to the sun.
  5. The name for a human that goes up to space.
  6. A small rocky object in orbit around the sun.
  7. The name of our galaxy.
  8. The area around a planet most affected by its magnetic field.
  9. A group of stars that form a shape of picture in the sky.
  10. A measure of the total amount of material in a body.
  11. Station A satellite orbiting the earth that people can live on.
  12. The planet we live on.
  13. A term used to describe all elements except hydrogen and helium.
  14. A meteor that hits earth is completely burned up.
  15. An element containing of one electron and one proton.
  16. An imaginary circle drawn through the north and south poles.
  17. A cloud of dust and gas in space known as a birth place for stars.
  18. Water does not exist in its liquid form past this point.

37 Clues: The planet we live on. • The name of our galaxy. • Water in its solid state. • Star The hottest stars are. • The closest planet to the sun. • A distance equal to 1000 parsecs. • Dark patches on the suns surface. • The only star in our solar system. • The name for a human that goes up to space. • The measurement we use within our universe. • ...

Space Crossword 2014-09-02

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The size of Earth's Moon
  2. When our view of one object in the sky is blocked by either another object or the Earth's shadow.
  3. the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
  4. Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
  5. The smallest particle of any element.
  6. they are on Uranus and Saturn and many more
  7. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Bootees, Cancer, Orion.
  8. the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis.
  9. a person engaged in or trained for space flight.
  10. The biggest planet
  11. celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
  12. a celestial body four times the size of Earth.
  13. a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
  14. Well known for it's rings
Down
  1. The path the Sun, Moon, and planets all follow in the sky.
  2. to shine or glow.
  3. was a planet but now not
  4. a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon.
  5. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed.
  6. Has two moons
  7. The atmosphere is made up mainly of carbon dioxide.
  8. The area around a star where it is just the right temperature for life to exist.
  9. the light in the night
  10. of or pertaining to the sun
  11. is actually a star
  12. Some people call them shooting stars
  13. The planet we live on
  14. Has oceans of diamonds

28 Clues: Has two moons • to shine or glow. • is actually a star • The biggest planet • The planet we live on • the light in the night • Has oceans of diamonds • The size of Earth's Moon • was a planet but now not • Well known for it's rings • of or pertaining to the sun • Some people call them shooting stars • The smallest particle of any element. • they are on Uranus and Saturn and many more • ...

Outer Space 2016-06-03

Outer Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biggest planet in our solar system
  2. The shape of most orbits (hint: starts with an “e”)
  3. These are so dense that light can’t escape them
  4. The people who get to go to space
  5. Astronauts go to space in these!
  6. There are six of these stuck in the ground on the moon!
  7. The hoops around Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  8. Unit to measure distance in space
  9. The first planet
  10. Our favorite dwarf planet
  11. The United States space program
Down
  1. Use this to look into space
  2. The first person to walk on the moon
  3. The Milky Way is our ______
  4. Orbit the Earth and communicate information
  5. Gives the Earth heat
  6. The first American to orbit Earth
  7. It circles around the Earth
  8. A red, rocky planet
  9. The force behind orbits
  10. The birthplace of stars
  11. The Sun is a ____

22 Clues: The first planet • The Sun is a ____ • A red, rocky planet • Gives the Earth heat • The force behind orbits • The birthplace of stars • Our favorite dwarf planet • Use this to look into space • The Milky Way is our ______ • It circles around the Earth • The United States space program • Astronauts go to space in these! • The first American to orbit Earth • ...

Space Race 2023-04-14

Space Race crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the group of seven astronauts selected to fly spacecraft for Project Mercury. They are also referred to as the Original Seven and Astronaut Group 1.
  2. American astronaut chosen to take part in the Gemini and Apollo missions. He was the first person to do a space walk.
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research
  4. a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space
  5. the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962
  6. the first human spaceflight program of the United States running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely ideally before the Soviet Union
  7. the largest modular space station in low Earth orbit. The project involves five space agencies: the United States' NASA Russia's Roscosmos Japan's JAXA Europe's ESA and Canada's CSC
  8. American astronaut he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two people to land on the Moon.
  9. first satellite launched by the United States in 1958 and was part of the U.S. participation in the International Geophysical Year
Down
  1. began a dramatic expansion of the U.S. space program and committed the nation to the ambitious goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade
  2. American astronaut who became the second person and the first American to travel into space
  3. NASA's second human spaceflight program. Conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo
  4. the site of operations for the U.S. space program under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  5. the first crewed mission of the Apollo program the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon
  6. Space shuttle mission that unfortunately exploded shortly into its flight killing the 7 astronauts onboard
  7. first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957
  8. an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969
  9. an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space
  10. the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon
  11. seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon

20 Clues: an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space • the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon • a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space • NASA's second human spaceflight program. Conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo • ...

Space Crossword 2023-04-16

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A collection of stars that looks like an object
  2. A system made of a sun and the objects that revolve around it.
  3. The galaxy that our solar system is in
  4. A planet with a great red spot
  5. Mars has this many moons.
  6. How long it takes for Earth to make one rotation
  7. An instrument used to look into space
  8. An object made of ice and rock that orbits the sun; has a tail
  9. The path an object takes around a star or planet
  10. The farthest normal planet in our solar system
  11. The kind of planet that Pluto is
Down
  1. A planet named after the goddess of love in Roman mythology
  2. It contains everything that exists
  3. A collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems.
  4. The sun is one of these.
  5. It revolves around the Earth.
  6. A person who travels to space
  7. An area in space where the gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape
  8. When one object in space covers another object
  9. A large object that revolves around a star
  10. A planet known for its rings

21 Clues: The sun is one of these. • Mars has this many moons. • A planet known for its rings • It revolves around the Earth. • A person who travels to space • A planet with a great red spot • The kind of planet that Pluto is • It contains everything that exists • An instrument used to look into space • The galaxy that our solar system is in • A large object that revolves around a star • ...

Earth & Space 2023-04-03

Earth & Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one tectonic plate moves underneath another
  2. the natural process of wearing away by wind, water or other natural agents
  3. molten rock below Earth’s surface
  4. a scientific instrument that detects seismic waves
  5. a molecule made of three oxygen atoms bonded together
  6. Earth’s rigid outer zone (crust and upper mantle), made up of tectonic plates
  7. a point in Earth’s crust where lava erupts
  8. a sea wave caused by the displacement of water as a result of an earthquake or other disturbance
  9. all the water on Earth
  10. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Down
  1. frozen soil in the Arctic
  2. a break in Earth’s surface where blocks of rock slide past each other
  3. all of the living things on Earth
  4. the portion of Earth’s mantle underneath the lithosphere that can flow
  5. a measure of the amount of destruction caused by an earthquake
  6. Earth’s middle layer, made up of two layers
  7. the origin of an earthquake
  8. a measure of the energy released by an earthquake
  9. the layer of gas that surrounds Earth and is 600 km thick
  10. molten rock above Earth’s surface
  11. an intense tropic storm that forms over warm oceans

21 Clues: all the water on Earth • frozen soil in the Arctic • the origin of an earthquake • all of the living things on Earth • molten rock below Earth’s surface • molten rock above Earth’s surface • a point in Earth’s crust where lava erupts • Earth’s middle layer, made up of two layers • when one tectonic plate moves underneath another • ...

Space Vocab 2020-05-15

Space Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a celestial body orbiting a star.
  2. the quantity of matter in which a body contains.
  3. a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity.
  4. a celestial object made up of a nucleus of ice and dust.
  5. the name we use to describe all the things in space.
  6. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft.
  7. a mostly spherical area that is around the Solar System.
  8. has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.
  9. a celestial body resembling a small planet.
  10. an instrument made to make far objects look closer
  11. eight planet and their moons orbiting the Sun.
Down
  1. a place of the Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  2. the natural satellite of the earth.
  3. a system of millions or billions of stars.
  4. a fixed luminous point in the night sky.
  5. the branch of science which deals with objects in space.
  6. a torus-shaped region in the Solar System,
  7. an artificial body placed in orbit around a planet.
  8. a unit of astronomical distance.
  9. an imaginary line about which a body rotates.

20 Clues: a unit of astronomical distance. • a celestial body orbiting a star. • the natural satellite of the earth. • a fixed luminous point in the night sky. • a system of millions or billions of stars. • a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, • a celestial body resembling a small planet. • an imaginary line about which a body rotates. • ...

SPACE VOCABULARY 2020-05-05

SPACE VOCABULARY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice
  2. The total amount of matter in an object
  3. the region of interplanetary space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found
  4. The most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally.
  5. a cloud of comets and other objects. Astronomers believe it is way beyond the orbits of Pluto and the Kuiper belt
  6. space and time are two aspects of spacetime. Spacetime is curved when there is gravity, matter, energy, and momentum. E=mc^2
  7. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  8. The branch of science that studies the stars, planets, and other objects in space
  9. A natural satellite of a planet; an object that revolves around a planet
  10. The distance the light travels in one year
Down
  1. A natural or artificial object that orbits another object in space
  2. An imaginary line that runs through the middle of an object around which the object rotates; a line at the side or bottom of a graph
  3. An optical instrument that makes distant objects appear larger and brighter using lenses or curved mirrors
  4. All existing matter and space considered as a whole
  5. The curved path of one object, such as a planet or a moon, around a central object, such as a star or planet
  6. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets
  7. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun
  8. A large system of dust, gas, stars, and other celestial bodies that has a particular shape
  9. any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources
  10. An explanation of the origin of the universe stating that it started small and expanded over billions of years

20 Clues: The total amount of matter in an object • The distance the light travels in one year • All existing matter and space considered as a whole • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star • The most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally. • A natural or artificial object that orbits another object in space • ...

Exploring Space 2021-02-24

Exploring Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The plane that takes astronauts into space.
  2. The person who flies an airplane.
  3. Full of holes and absorbs water.
  4. When plane comes down to the ground.
  5. Machine that helps the shuttle fly into space.
  6. When plane rises into air.
  7. Everywhere outside of the earth.
  8. A machine that does work for us.
Down
  1. Scientist who goes into space.
  2. stay on top of water or up in air.
  3. A machine that helps you see very far.
  4. Force of nature that pulls things downward.
  5. The place where everyone lives.
  6. A test to find out something.
  7. The person who directs a group.
  8. Something extremely large.
  9. A device that turns machines on or off.
  10. People working on a ship or airplane.
  11. Gadgets that helps people work.
  12. Any costume worn for special activity or job.

20 Clues: Something extremely large. • When plane rises into air. • A test to find out something. • Scientist who goes into space. • The place where everyone lives. • The person who directs a group. • Gadgets that helps people work. • Full of holes and absorbs water. • Everywhere outside of the earth. • A machine that does work for us. • The person who flies an airplane. • ...

Paul & Space 2021-04-03

Paul & Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest planet in our neighborhood
  2. Follower of Christ
  3. they spread the good news
  4. was stoned at the approval of paul
  5. Paul
  6. Motel
  7. pursued
  8. to transform
  9. the milky way is a...
  10. travels about 300 million m/s
  11. Paul was a _____ citizen.
  12. a religion and type of people
  13. on the road to here, paul fell
  14. our star, the sun
  15. Healed paul
Down
  1. the semitic language
  2. Gathering place for Christ's followers
  3. someone on a mission
  4. Wanderer
  5. a disciple that was put in his place by paul
  6. blocks light, lunar or solar
  7. Method of transport
  8. said,"why do you persecute me."
  9. amaurotic
  10. perseverance is here
  11. governs our tides

26 Clues: Paul • Motel • pursued • Wanderer • amaurotic • Healed paul • to transform • governs our tides • our star, the sun • Follower of Christ • Method of transport • the semitic language • someone on a mission • perseverance is here • the milky way is a... • they spread the good news • Paul was a _____ citizen. • blocks light, lunar or solar • travels about 300 million m/s • a religion and type of people • ...

space crossword 2021-10-12

space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Of, or relating to, the Sun
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  3. The fifth largest planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System
  4. The farthest-known solar planet from the Sun
  5. The galaxy that includes the Solar System
  6. A scientist who studies the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space
  7. A celestial body that orbits the sun and has a spherical shape, but is not large enough to disturb other objects from its orbit
  8. The total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
  9. American former astronaut, engineer, and fighter pilot who made three spacewalks
  10. A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
  11. A place where gravity has become so strong that nothing around it can escape, not even light
  12. An astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program
  13. A group of stars in the sky that make up a certain pattern
Down
  1. A space vehicle
  2. A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, much like a planet
  3. The first person to walk on the moon
  4. 186,282 miles per second
  5. The whole of all matter, energy, planets, galaxies, and space
  6. The first Indian-born woman in space
  7. A place equipped for observation of natural phenomena
  8. An American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut who became the first black woman in space
  9. A giant cloud of dust and gas in space
  10. A point in the year when day and night are equally as long

23 Clues: A space vehicle • 186,282 miles per second • Of, or relating to, the Sun • The first person to walk on the moon • The first Indian-born woman in space • A giant cloud of dust and gas in space • The galaxy that includes the Solar System • The farthest-known solar planet from the Sun • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • ...

Space :thumbup: 2022-06-10

Space :thumbup: crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases
  2. an object spinning on its own axis
  3. the brightness of a celestial object
  4. a point in space where gravity is so strong not even light can escape
  5. a device created to give evidence to earths orbit
  6. a point directly above
  7. the concept/theory of the sun being the centre of the universe / solar system
  8. every single object and chunk of matter combined
  9. a system of millions or billions of stars combined with gas and dust held together with gravity
  10. an object obscuring the light to / from another object
Down
  1. a collection of stars forming an image
  2. One of the two points within an ellipse whose distance apart determines the eccentricity of the ellipse
  3. a telescope in space made to discover galaxies outside our own
  4. a fixed luminous point in the sky
  5. the theory that earth is the centre of the universe / solar system
  6. a measure of how high up a certain point / object is
  7. a fragment of spatial matter that falls to the surface of a planet.
  8. the centre of the solar system
  9. the man who made Hubble
  10. a small rocky / metallic body in outer space
  11. an objects rotation around another object in space

21 Clues: a point directly above • the man who made Hubble • the centre of the solar system • a fixed luminous point in the sky • an object spinning on its own axis • the brightness of a celestial object • a collection of stars forming an image • a small rocky / metallic body in outer space • every single object and chunk of matter combined • ...

Space Systems 2022-07-13

Space Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a nuclear reaction in which nuclei fuse together to form heavier nuclei and release energy
  2. the curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon
  3. A planet covers the same amount of space in the same amount of time no matter the point in its orbit
  4. a system of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
  5. A planet’s orbital period is proportional to the size of its orbit
  6. the largest star in terms of volume; spectral class K or M
  7. the physical universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere
  8. a core of a star that is composed of mostly electron-degenerate matter
Down
  1. a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of the star’s mass
  2. the different wavelengths of energy produced by a light source
  3. more than 100 substances that cannot be chemically broken down or reduced
  4. Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun as the focus
  5. a way to describe the expansion of the universe.
  6. a region in space with a gravitational pull so large that nothing can escape; forms after a supernova if the star has enough energy
  7. the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves
  8. an object of small radius but large density, made up of mostly neutrons; forms after a supernova
  9. a giant cloud of dust and gas in space
  10. a star with low or intermediate mass; surface temperature 5000K or less
  11. a ring-shaped nebula formed from expanding gas around an aging star
  12. a chemical process in which two or more substances work together and are changed into different substances

20 Clues: a giant cloud of dust and gas in space • the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves • a way to describe the expansion of the universe. • the physical universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere • the largest star in terms of volume; spectral class K or M • Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun as the focus • ...

INDIA - SPACE 2022-08-01

INDIA - SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Release from slavery/imprisonment
  2. 3rd ISRO Chairman, Mathematician
  3. Hypothetical spacial jumping
  4. Freedom Rights
  5. All of space and time
  6. This movement marked Mahatma Gandhi’s entry into national politics
  7. Aims at Landuse and water distribution
  8. Nonviolent resistance/ truth force
  9. Chinese Astronaut
  10. Exemptions of Isotropy
  11. The only river in India that flows from east to west
  12. Mother is it's abbreviation
  13. Study of celestial objects and phenomena
  14. Withdrawal as protest
Down
  1. Times before events were recorded
  2. ISRO NASA Joint project
  3. Quality of devotion to one's own country.
  4. Complex huge data processing
  5. Last viceroy of India
  6. Largest unit of distance
  7. ISS is collaboration of ____ space agencies
  8. Action of Driving or pushing forward
  9. Designer of our National Flag
  10. Lieutenant Governor during Jallianwala Bagh massacre
  11. set in motion
  12. IRNSS aids ______
  13. Aryabhatta mission type
  14. Earth's magnetic field
  15. a Space research committee established by Jawaharlal Nehru
  16. Language of Indo-Aryan branch of South Asia

30 Clues: set in motion • Freedom Rights • IRNSS aids ______ • Chinese Astronaut • Last viceroy of India • All of space and time • Withdrawal as protest • Earth's magnetic field • Exemptions of Isotropy • ISRO NASA Joint project • Aryabhatta mission type • Largest unit of distance • Mother is it's abbreviation • Complex huge data processing • Hypothetical spacial jumping • Designer of our National Flag • ...

Space Crossward 2017-12-17

Space Crossward crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Also a type of chocolate bar
  2. Give off their own light(stars)
  3. The space shuttles lifts off from a ______ pad
  4. A phase where the moon appears completely black
  5. _____ is used to described anything of or relating to the moon
  6. Hottest planet with no moons
  7. Closest planet to the sun
  8. ______system
  9. Refers to any type of vehicle that travels in space
  10. The _____ Space station is NASA's labratory in space
  11. Means to resolve around
  12. Large group of stars and planets found in the universe
  13. Dark areas on the surface of the sun
  14. Also known as "Dirty Snowballs"
  15. Most visible in our night sky
Down
  1. Another name for shooting star
  2. Saturn has these
  3. Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the _____
  4. Meteors that did not burn up as they fell through our atmosphere and hit earth
  5. Rotates on its side and has 27 moons
  6. All planets resolve around the _____
  7. A big bowl-shaped depression created from where meteors hit earth
  8. When the moons position blocks our veiw of the sun
  9. IS blue because o vf methane gas
  10. The sun is made up of 70% of ______
  11. The galaxy where earth is located
  12. It is the largest planet
  13. An _____ is a person who travels in space
  14. The very middle of the sun
  15. Earth spins on its ______
  16. The only planet able to support life
  17. Has 53 moons and has 1000+ rings made of ice and rock
  18. _____ power helps power the International Space Station

33 Clues: ______system • Saturn has these • Means to resolve around • It is the largest planet • Closest planet to the sun • Earth spins on its ______ • The very middle of the sun • Also a type of chocolate bar • Hottest planet with no moons • Most visible in our night sky • Another name for shooting star • Give off their own light(stars) • Also known as "Dirty Snowballs" • ...

Space Science 2018-01-22

Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis
  2. he formulated the law of universal gravitation
  3. it is this season in Australia in June
  4. when the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and at a minimum in the other hemisphere
  5. the earth-centered model of the solar system
  6. an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another
  7. the darkest part of the shadow
  8. this scientist proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system
  9. smaller bodies that orbit most of the planets
  10. __________ force is the inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path
  11. the word that scientists use to describe space and all of the energy and matter in it
  12. the beginning of planets
  13. a ________ moon appears to grow
  14. this scientist proposed the geocentric model of the solar system
  15. the lighter outer cone of the shadow
  16. a body that orbits a larger body
  17. the Milky Way is this type of galaxy
  18. tidal cycles occur _____ minutes later each day
  19. month when it is our winter solstice
  20. these orbit between Mars and Jupiter; made of rock and/or metal
  21. the spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis
  22. the Earth, sun and moon are all _______ up during spring tide
  23. areas where very little matter exists
Down
  1. the force of attraction between objects
  2. a ________ moon appears to shrink
  3. this side is illuminated when the moon is waning
  4. the time it takes Earth to complete one full revolution around the sun
  5. his first principle states that planets move in elliptical orbits
  6. point when a planet is farthest from the sun
  7. the sun-centered model of the solar system
  8. these are often called “shooting stars”
  9. an example of a gas giant planet; farthest from the sun
  10. characterized by a pattern of temperature and other weather trends
  11. the motion of a body that travels around another body in space
  12. when sunlight shines equally on the Northern and Southern hemispheres
  13. a spherical body that orbits the sun
  14. an example of a terrestrial planet; closest to the sun
  15. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light
  16. tides that have the smallest daily tidal range
  17. these are made of ice, dust and gas; most are found in the Oort Cloud or Kuiper Belt
  18. a large collection of stars, gas and dust
  19. point when a planet is closest to the sun
  20. a lunar eclipse will only occur on a ______ moon
  21. tides that have the largest daily tidal range
  22. daily changes in the level of ocean water
  23. the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space

46 Clues: the beginning of planets • the darkest part of the shadow • a ________ moon appears to grow • a body that orbits a larger body • a ________ moon appears to shrink • a spherical body that orbits the sun • the lighter outer cone of the shadow • the Milky Way is this type of galaxy • month when it is our winter solstice • areas where very little matter exists • ...

Space stuff 2019-04-01

Space stuff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The dark central part of a sunspot.
  2. Either of the two days of the year on whichneither hemisphere is tilted or away from the sun.
  3. The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.
  4. A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
  5. The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.
  6. The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.
  7. One of the different apperant shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.
  8. The force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
  9. An object that orbits a planet
  10. The action of rotating around an axis or center.
  11. The path of an object as it revolves aroung another object in space.
  12. A pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or an object.
  13. A chunk of rock or dust 9n space, generally smaller than an asteroid.
  14. The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
  15. A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year.
  16. A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.
Down
  1. The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
  2. An object that orbits a star and is large enough to become rounded by its own gravity.
  3. The alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.
  4. A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.
  5. The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.
  6. When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
  7. An imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates.
  8. The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  9. A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
  10. The tide with a buldge in the middle and arms that spiral outward in a pinwheel pattern.
  11. Dark, flat areas if the moon's surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.

27 Clues: An object that orbits a planet • The dark central part of a sunspot. • The action of rotating around an axis or center. • The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part. • A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid. • The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another. • One of the different apperant shapes of the moon as seen from Earth. • ...

The Space 2019-11-20

The Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the biggest explosion.
  2. It has got rings.
  3. Thing that goes around a star
  4. Rock that crashes with a planet.
  5. the farest planet in the Solar System
  6. The hottest planet in the Solar System
  7. The biggest planet of the Solar System.
  8. It has a lot of stars in there.
  9. The fastest thing.
  10. The smallest particle.
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  1. The satellite of the earth
  2. A rock in the space
  3. An explosion of a star.
  4. the biggest thging.
  5. The smallest planet of Solar System
  6. A big ball of fire
  7. It's called the ''Blue planet''.
  8. The 7th planet.
  9. The red planet
  10. A very small planet.

20 Clues: The red planet • The 7th planet. • It has got rings. • A big ball of fire • The fastest thing. • A rock in the space • the biggest thging. • A very small planet. • the biggest explosion. • The smallest particle. • An explosion of a star. • The satellite of the earth • Thing that goes around a star • It has a lot of stars in there. • Rock that crashes with a planet. • ...

Space (wowowowow) 2019-08-07

Space (wowowowow) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A measure of the total amount of material in a body
  2. The largest planet in our solar system
  3. A large grouping of stars
  4. A natural or artificial object that moves around a planet
  5. An exploding star that produces an extremely bright light
  6. A large spherical object that orbits the sun or and another star
  7. A zodiac symbol representing a fish
  8. The farthest planet from the sun
  9. A small rocky object in orbit around the Sun
  10. A bright ball of hot gas
  11. The planet we all live on
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  1. Known as the "red planet"
  2. a small celestial body, primarily made of ice and rock
  3. The hottest planet in our solar system
  4. A noncontact force keeping us on Earth
  5. The total or partial blocking of one celestial body by another
  6. A layer of gases, surrounding a planet, moon or star
  7. A large cloud of dust and gas that is in space
  8. The planet with the most moons in our entire solar system
  9. The closest planet to the sun

20 Clues: A bright ball of hot gas • Known as the "red planet" • A large grouping of stars • The planet we all live on • The closest planet to the sun • The farthest planet from the sun • A zodiac symbol representing a fish • The hottest planet in our solar system • A noncontact force keeping us on Earth • The largest planet in our solar system • ...

space crossword 2023-05-16

space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. amount of matter in an object
  2. brightest star
  3. giant dying star in final stage
  4. spectrum radiation type range
  5. contracting mass of gas
  6. different views from different positions
  7. to remain unchanged
  8. rapidly rotating neuron star
  9. magnitude measure of luminosity
  10. star collapsed core of giant star
  11. attraction force
Down
  1. magnitude measure of star brightness
  2. explosion of a star
  3. dwarf faint star
  4. small body of matter in space
  5. nebula gaseous condensation cloud
  6. diagram graph intrinsic brightness
  7. celestial object of dust and ice
  8. small rocky object orbiting sun
  9. galaxy twisted collection of stars
  10. hole space region where nothing escapes
  11. star system of two stars
  12. massive and remote celestial object
  13. union by melting

24 Clues: brightest star • union by melting • attraction force • explosion of a star • dwarf faint star • to remain unchanged • contracting mass of gas • star system of two stars • rapidly rotating neuron star • amount of matter in an object • small body of matter in space • spectrum radiation type range • small rocky object orbiting sun • celestial object of dust and ice • ...

Space Quiz 2023-07-02

Space Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This plant holds the Guinness World Record for being ‘the first plant to flower', on board the Soviet Union’s Salyut-7 space station in the year 1982.
  2. She was the first Indian woman to go into space. The entire crew of Columbia could not survive as the space shuttle in which they were returning from space exploded.
  3. On 12th April 1961 this Russian Cosmonaut became the first man to go into space. The spacecraft, Vostok 1, circled the earth for 108 minutes, and landed back on earth after two hours.
  4. These were the first animals to be launched into space in the year 1947. For food, they had corn on the spacecraft.
  5. This Russian woman was the first woman in the world to go into space in the year 1963. She even has a crater named after her on the far side of the Moon.
  6. He was the second man to step on the moon alongside the first man.
  7. Boeing, the aeroplane company that makes the Jumbo Jet developed this moon car in 1971. It was called the _________ and was used to explore the moon.
  8. He was the first Indian astronaut to go into space.
  9. This was the first satellite that was launched into space on 4th October 1957 by Russia. It was also the first satellite that orbited around the earth. The name of this satellite means "Satellite" in Russian.
  10. The first monkey to travel into space on 14th June 1949. The rocket flew to a height of 83 miles from the earth.
  11. The first rocket launched in the year 1942 , reached 100 km from the surface of the Earth, i.e. reach the boundary of space. It was designed by Wernher Von Braun.
  12. The first animal to orbit the earth was this Russian space dog. It travelled in Sputnik 2 In November 1957. Its name means "Barker" in Russian. Sending it in space helped scientists to observe and research if human beings could survive in space.
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  1. He was the first man to step on the moon on 20th July 1969.
  2. He is considered as the “Father of Indian Space Program”. He was instrumental in establishing ISRO.
  3. This was the first spacecraft that was completely designed and fabricated in India. It was named after a famous Indian astronomer. This satellite was launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket on April 19, 1975.
  4. This is a huge space station for research and space exploration that began construction in 1986, with the final major module arriving in 2010.
  5. This American millionaire became the first space tourist on 28th April 2001. He paid an amount of approximately 20 million dollars for a ride in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. He spent almost a week in the ISS.
  6. This was India’s first experimental satellite launch vehicle that put the satellite Rohini into the orbit around the earth. This marked the entry of India as a sixth member of the exclusive space club of nations.
  7. She was the first British astronaut to go into space in 1989. She spent eight days in space conducting scientific experiments.
  8. This is the first Indian satellite to orbit the moon. It was launched on 22 October 2008, Sriharikota. The satellite made more than 3400 orbits around the moon.

20 Clues: He was the first Indian astronaut to go into space. • He was the first man to step on the moon on 20th July 1969. • He was the second man to step on the moon alongside the first man. • He is considered as the “Father of Indian Space Program”. He was instrumental in establishing ISRO. • ...

OUTER SPACE 2023-07-12

OUTER SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. COLDEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  2. FIRST ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITE
  3. DEMOTED TO "DWARF PLANET" IN 2006
  4. THE "RED PLANET"
  5. BIG ________, CONSTELLATION WITH 7 BRIGHT STARS
  6. ASTEROID _____ ORBITING BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER
  7. NEIL ______
  8. POLARIS, ALSO KNOWN AS "THE ____ STAR"
  9. "HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE, THE CAT AND THE _____, THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON"
  10. PERSON TRAINED TO TRAVEL IN SPACE
  11. FIRST PLANET FROM THE SUN
  12. ICE AND DUST PARTICLES ORBIT THE SUN, HAS A "TAIL"
  13. LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
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  1. PLANET WHO SHARES NAME WITH ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA
  2. U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN CHARGE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TRAVEL
  3. SPACE CRAFT DESIGNED TO PROPEL INTO THE AIR
  4. HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  5. LAYERS OF GAS THAT ENVELOP A PLANET
  6. THIS SPACE SHUTTLE EXPLODED JANUARY 28TH, 1986
  7. CONTROLS THE OCEAN TIDES
  8. COLD WAR RIVALRY TO REACH THE MOON FIRST
  9. PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS
  10. SMALL ROCKY OBJECT THAT ORBITS THE SUN
  11. WHERE WE LIVE
  12. _____ ALDRIN

25 Clues: NEIL ______ • _____ ALDRIN • WHERE WE LIVE • THE "RED PLANET" • CONTROLS THE OCEAN TIDES • FIRST PLANET FROM THE SUN • PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS • FIRST ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITE • DEMOTED TO "DWARF PLANET" IN 2006 • PERSON TRAINED TO TRAVEL IN SPACE • COLDEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • ...

Space Vocab 2023-12-11

Space Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A celestial body that revolves around a planet.
  2. Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the sun.
  3. Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of the earth or the moon.
  4. The force of attraction that pull objects towards each other, controls the motion of our solar system.
  5. The luminous celestial body around which the Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.
  6. A natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside of Earth’s atmosphere.
  7. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. An American government agency dedicated to space exploration.
  8. Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the sun in the solar system.
  9. The investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets and other celestial bodies.
  10. Something that orbits around another object, can be natural or man-made.
  11. A vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside Earth’s atmosphere.
  12. The father of modern science, made improvements to the telescope and discovered the 4 largest moons of Jupiter.
Down
  1. a building or place that is equipped for observation of natural phenomena.
  2. An orbiting space satellite that began construction in 2001 with the cooperation of 16 countries.
  3. Small meteoroid that burns upon entry of Earth’s atmosphere.
  4. An unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to Earth.
  5. An optical instrument for viewing distant objects.
  6. A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.
  7. A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
  8. A reusable spacecraft designed for travel or operation outside Earth’s atmosphere.

20 Clues: A celestial body that revolves around a planet. • An optical instrument for viewing distant objects. • Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the sun. • Small meteoroid that burns upon entry of Earth’s atmosphere. • A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat. • Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of the earth or the moon. • ...

Outer Space 2023-11-14

Outer Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - "Relating to a galaxy"
  2. - "A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern"
  3. - "A vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space"
  4. - "A large spacecraft in orbit around the Earth"
  5. - "An instrument for observing distant objects in space"
  6. - "Travels to space in a spacecraft"
  7. - "A cloud of gas and dust in space"
  8. - "An object that orbits a planet"
Down
  1. - "The path that an object takes around another in space"
  2. - "An area in space with intense gravitational pull"
  3. - "A vehicle that travels into space"
  4. - "A celestial object with a bright tail"
  5. - "A rocky object in space, smaller than a planet"
  6. - "Relating to the universe as a whole"
  7. - "Relating to or originating from outside Earth"
  8. - "A small particle from space that burns upon entering Earth's atmosphere"
  9. - "Relating to the regions of space between stars"
  10. - "A vast system of stars, gas, and dust"
  11. - "A giant ball of hot, glowing gases"
  12. - "Orbits the sun; Earth is one of these"

20 Clues: - "Relating to a galaxy" • - "An object that orbits a planet" • - "Travels to space in a spacecraft" • - "A cloud of gas and dust in space" • - "A vehicle that travels into space" • - "A giant ball of hot, glowing gases" • - "Relating to the universe as a whole" • - "A celestial object with a bright tail" • - "A vast system of stars, gas, and dust" • ...

Space Crossword 2023-12-03

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transition to outer space from Earth's atmosphere
  2. force that keeps the planets & Moons in orbit
  3. when the day & nights are equally 12 hours but the day's are getting longer
  4. when the hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun; long days & short nights
  5. spinning on an axis
  6. an explanation that is proven by measurable experiments & data
  7. model where the Sun revolves around Earth
  8. tide when the Moon's force is less strong
  9. somewhat round objects that orbit a star that does not have a clear path
  10. lunar means
  11. a scientific guess or idea
  12. moving air due to density differences
  13. layer where weather & life occurs
  14. when Sun, Earth, & Moon are aligned. The Earth's shadow is casted on the Moon, turning it . . .
  15. Moon decreasing in light
  16. eruptions of radiation due to energy
  17. tide when the Moon's force is strong
  18. determines how direct & concentrated solar rays hit Earth
  19. outer part of Sun's atmosphere
  20. ____ side is lit during a 3rd Quarter Moon
  21. giant cloud of dust & gas
  22. Lunar Eclipse only happens on the ___ Moon
  23. biggest cause to changing seasons as Earth orbits the Sun
  24. affected by the gravity of the Sun & Moon on Earth
  25. evidence gained through observation of patterns
  26. less than half the Moon is lit
  27. harmful radiation produced by Sun
  28. layer where the Northern Lights occur
  29. a galaxy type that is oval in shape
  30. icy objects that orbit the Sun; with a tail
Down
  1. layer of oxygen that blocks out radiation & traps heat around Earth
  2. when the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun; short days & long nights
  3. spots on Sun that are dark in color
  4. when the Sun, Moon, & Earth are aligned. The Moon blocks the Sun's light, creating a . . .
  5. comparison to where plants are kept because the atmosphere traps heat inside Earth
  6. layer where asteroids burn up
  7. collection of gas, gust, & billions of stars held by gravity
  8. Moon increasing in light
  9. galaxy type with a center & extending "arms"
  10. _____ side is lit during a 1st Quarter Moon
  11. rock objects that orbit Sun
  12. more than half the Moon is lit
  13. spherical objects that orbit a star with a clear path
  14. when the day & night are equally 12 hours but the nights are getting longer
  15. layer where the ozone layer is
  16. model where Earth revolves around the Sun
  17. a galaxy type that does not have a shape
  18. massive, self-luminous gas balls
  19. Solar Eclipse only happens on the ___ Moon
  20. bright features extending from Sun's surface
  21. solar means
  22. when your location on Earth is facing the Sun
  23. when your location on Earth is facing away from the Sun
  24. an explanation based on evidence

54 Clues: lunar means • solar means • spinning on an axis • Moon increasing in light • Moon decreasing in light • giant cloud of dust & gas • a scientific guess or idea • rock objects that orbit Sun • layer where asteroids burn up • more than half the Moon is lit • layer where the ozone layer is • outer part of Sun's atmosphere • less than half the Moon is lit • massive, self-luminous gas balls • ...

Space Exploration 2023-08-21

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The path an object takes as it revolves around another in space.
  2. Vehicle designed to travel in outer space propelled by engines.
  3. Term used to describe potential extraterrestrial life forms.
  4. Instrument used to observe distant objects in space.
  5. Relating to the Moon or its characteristics.
  6. Small icy body that develops a bright tail when near the Sun.
  7. The act of traveling and investigating new places.
  8. Trained individual who travels and works in space.
  9. Name of the NASA program that sent humans to the Moon.
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  1. Uncrewed vehicle designed to explore the surface of a planet.
  2. A cloud of gas and dust in space where new stars are born.
  3. Uncrewed spacecraft sent to gather data in space.
  4. A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
  5. Occurring or situated between stars.
  6. Artificial object placed in orbit around a celestial body.
  7. Abbreviation for the International Space Station.
  8. Russian term for a person who travels in space.
  9. The fourth planet from the Sun, often targeted for exploration.
  10. Vast system of stars, gas, and dust bound by gravity.
  11. Relating to the Sun or the Sun's energy.

20 Clues: Occurring or situated between stars. • Relating to the Sun or the Sun's energy. • Relating to the Moon or its characteristics. • Russian term for a person who travels in space. • Uncrewed spacecraft sent to gather data in space. • Abbreviation for the International Space Station. • The act of traveling and investigating new places. • ...

Space race 2023-09-01

Space race crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - U.S. space agency
  2. - Moon station
  3. - First man on the Moon
  4. - Space-related
  5. - Rocket type
  6. - Russian astronaut
  7. - Astronomical tool
  8. - EVA activity
  9. - Mars vehicle
  10. - Pre-launch ritual
  11. - First human in space
  12. - Space explorer
  13. - Universe
  14. - First satellite
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  1. - Competition
  2. - On the Moon
  3. - Circular path
  4. - Astronaut's gear
  5. - Space station
  6. - Rocket launch
  7. - Soviet spacecraft
  8. - Moon missions
  9. - U.S. President
  10. - Space study
  11. - Liftoff
  12. - Space program
  13. - Moon-related
  14. - Launch vehicle
  15. - Force in space
  16. - Red planet

30 Clues: - Liftoff • - Universe • - Red planet • - Competition • - On the Moon • - Rocket type • - Space study • - Moon station • - Moon-related • - EVA activity • - Mars vehicle • - Circular path • - Space station • - Rocket launch • - Space-related • - Moon missions • - Space program • - U.S. President • - Launch vehicle • - Force in space • - Space explorer • - First satellite • - Astronaut's gear • - U.S. space agency • ...