Astronomy

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Across
  1. 2. – An object that orbits a planet (can be natural like the moon, or man-made).
  2. 4. – The force that pulls objects toward each other (like keeping us on Earth).
  3. 5. – Something that can be seen.
  4. 9. – A building with a large telescope for looking at space.
  5. 11. – The line where the Earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.
  6. 14. – Everything that exists, including all stars, planets, and space.
  7. 15. – A person who is trained to travel and work in a spacecraft.
  8. 17. – The scientific study of stars, planets, and the universe.
  9. 18. – An object made of ice and dust that has a long "tail" when it nears the Sun.
  10. 22. – A group of stars that forms a pattern or shape in the sky.
  11. 24. – Extremely large in size or scale.
  12. 25. – Reflecting light; looking bright and clear.
Down
  1. 1. – A piece of rock from space that burns up and glows as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
  2. 3. – When the moon or a planet moves into the shadow of another object.
  3. 6. – The layer of gases surrounding a planet.
  4. 7. – The curved path that a planet or moon follows around another object.
  5. 8. – A large, round object in space that moves around a star.
  6. 10. – A vehicle used for traveling in space.
  7. 12. – A tube-shaped device used to see distant objects in space.
  8. 13. – A huge group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
  9. 16. – The light that comes from the Sun.
  10. 19. – To travel to a new place to learn more about it.
  11. 20. – A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly between Mars and Jupiter.
  12. 21. – Tiny particles of matter in space that come from stars.
  13. 23. – Far away in space or time.