Beyond the Earth
Across
- 2. the round object that moves in the sky around the earth and can be seen at night.
- 3. one of the independent groups of stars in the universe.
- 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.
- 7. a device that is put inside something to test or record information.
- 9. to send a weapon or spacecraft up or toward a target.
- 10. someone who studies astronomy
- 13. the violent coming together of two or more moving objects.
Down
- 1. everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space.
- 4. one of many large rocks that circle the sun.
- 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.
- 8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the US government organisation that is responsible for space travel and the scientific study of space.
- 11. the planet in the solar system that is the fourth in order of distance from the sun; the red planet.
- 12. an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences.