Molly's Space Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. the closest galaxy to the milky way
  2. 4. the planet that we live on
  3. 7. a region of space with such intense gravity that no matter or radiation can escape
  4. 9. a large area of dust and particles, also known as a star nursery
  5. 11. a hot ball of hydrogen and helium
  6. 14. the zone in which satellites orbit is the ____________ zone
  7. 17. the ISS
  8. 19. the farthest man-made object in space
  9. 20. this keeps us from floating around and makes the moon orbit us
  10. 21. an objects ability to resist movement
  11. 22. the north star
Down
  1. 2. the path a planet takes around a star or a moon around a planet is it's _____
  2. 3. a three star system that's very close to earth
  3. 5. a space based observatory
  4. 6. earth, mercury, venus and mars are all examples of a ______
  5. 8. the milky way is an example of a ______
  6. 10. the amount of matter an object has
  7. 11. anything that orbits in the ninety minutes zone
  8. 12. a region beyond Neptune with icy bodies and comets
  9. 13. the galaxy that contains our solar system
  10. 15. stars are mostly made of helium and ________
  11. 16. a group of stars that looks like an image
  12. 18. the distance that light can travel in a year