Beyond the Earth

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Across
  1. 2. the round object that moves in the sky around the earth and can be seen at night.
  2. 3. one of the independent groups of stars in the universe.
  3. 5. a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and curved mirrors.
  4. 7. a device that is put inside something to test or record information.
  5. 9. to send a weapon or spacecraft up or toward a target.
  6. 10. someone who studies astronomy
  7. 13. the violent coming together of two or more moving objects.
Down
  1. 1. everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space.
  2. 4. one of many large rocks that circle the sun.
  3. 6. an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the sun or another star.
  4. 8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the US government organisation that is responsible for space travel and the scientific study of space.
  5. 11. the planet in the solar system that is the fourth in order of distance from the sun; the red planet.
  6. 12. an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences.