Gabe's Space Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. The nearest planet to earth
  2. 4. The Nearest Galaxy to our own
  3. 6. A large telescope currently orbiting the earth, known for taking a large number of pictures from across the Universe
  4. 9. A dwarf planet that was controversially demoted in 2006
  5. 10. Someone who studies space and it's contents
  6. 12. Everything we can see and interact with
  7. 14. A large ball of gas undergoing constant Nuclear reactions
  8. 15. The distance traveled by light from a star over a single year
Down
  1. 1. The Galaxy which contains our Solar System
  2. 2. A small body of matter which orbits a star, but does not have enough mass to be considered a planet
  3. 3. A small satellite which orbits a planet
  4. 5. A special Complex built to study the night sky
  5. 7. The theorized beginning of the Universe
  6. 8. A small, Icy ball of matter that famousy sheds its outer layers as it moves through space, creating a "Tail"
  7. 9. A large body of matter with enough mass to generate it's own gravity and dominate it's orbit
  8. 11. Earth's twin planet, which neighbors Mercury
  9. 13. An Assembly of Stars and Related Matter