Outer Space

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Across
  1. 2. System/The Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
  2. 5. person trained to travel and work in the vacuum of space.
  3. 8. luminous celestial object that shines in the night sky due to nuclear fusion.
  4. 9. cloud of gas and dust in space, often where new stars are born.
  5. 10. man-made object placed in orbit around a planet or star, often for communication or scientific purposes.
Down
  1. 1. celestial object composed of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun and develops a bright tail when near it.
  2. 3. Hole/A region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it.
  3. 4. small celestial object that enters the Earth's atmosphere, producing a streak of light (meteoroid) or landing on the Earth's surface (meteorite).
  4. 6. celestial body that orbits a star, such as Earth or Mars.
  5. 7. vast collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity.