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Across
  1. 2. The path an object takes as it moves around another object
  2. 3. The farthest point in an object’s orbit around Earth
  3. 5. A rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
  4. 7. When one space object blocks the light of another
  5. 8. Either of the two times of the year when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky
  6. 11. A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern
  7. 12. hole A space object with gravity so strong that even light cannot escape
  8. 13. Either of the two times of the year when day and night are nearly equal in length
Down
  1. 1. The study of the physical properties and behavior of stars, planets, and space
  2. 4. An oval-shaped path or orbit
  3. 5. The layer of gases surrounding a planet
  4. 6. The scientific study of space, stars, planets, and the universe
  5. 9. system The system that includes the Sun and all objects that orbit it
  6. 10. The movement of an object spinning on its axis