Astronomy Crossword

1. hole – a region of space where gravity is so strong that not even light escapes.
4. – a planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
8. planet – a small planetary body that orbits the sun but hasn’t cleared its orbit.
10. year – the distance light travels in one year.
11. – the path one object takes around another due to gravity.
12. – when one celestial body blocks the light from another.
14. – a small rocky body orbiting the sun, mostly found in a belt.
17. – a space rock that survives passing through earth’s atmosphere and lands.
19. – a massive explosion marking the death of a large star.
20. – the force that attracts objects with mass toward each other.

2. – a recognised pattern of stars in the night sky.
3. – the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
5. – coloured light displays in the sky caused by solar wind interacting with earth’s atmosphere.
6. force – the stretching effect caused by differences in gravitational pull across an object.
7. – a device used to observe distant objects in space.
9. – a layer of gases surrounding a planet.
13. system – the sun and all objects that orbit it.
15. giant – a late stage in the life of a medium-sized star.
16. – a cloud of gas and dust where stars can form.
18. – a huge collection of stars, gas, and dust bound by gravity.