Celestial Bodies
Across
- 5. The most famous spiral galaxy. You also live in it
- 7. An all-consuming region found at the center of galaxies
- 8. The second largest moon in our solar system that sounds like it should be the largest
- 12. The actual largest moon in the solar system
- 14. Star labeled by one of the cardinal directions
- 15. The largest category of stars; the name implies it needs settling down
- 18. Also an element used to measure heat; fitting due to its location
- 20. Planet with the most visibly wonky orbit
- 21. Earth’s sister planet. Named after the Roman analog of Aphrodite
- 22. King of the planets
- 24. The name has a nice “ring” to it. (not really)
Down
- 1. Drifting object in space that is often depicted with a “tail”
- 2. Largest moon of what was once the smallest planet in our solar system
- 3. Name of a famous comet that intermittently appears in our sky. Last appearance was 1986
- 4. The least impressive result of a star's death
- 6. The most distant current planet in the solar system. Also an exclamation by Mrs. Puff
- 9. Many of these make up an area in the solar system that is also an article of clothing
- 10. Planet in our solar system that has by far the most unique atmosphere
- 11. One of the most recognizable objects in our sky that has yet to receive a unique name
- 13. The next object humans are looking to land on
- 16. The galaxy we are eventually going to collide with
- 17. One of these caused the end of the Cretaceous period
- 19. Enigmatic objects that give off an immense amount of energy. Also powered by supermassive black holes
- 23. The runt of the litter as far as planets in our solar system go
- 24. As it turns out, a very uninteresting star when considering all factors except for its proximity to us