Outside the Solar System
Across
- 1. a close group of similar objects
- 3. someone trained to travel and perform tasks in space
- 5. a scientist who studies the origin and structure of the universe
- 9. a measure of the amount of radiating or reflected light coming off a star or other celestial object; brightness
- 10. a region or cloud of interstellar dust and gas appearing as a bright or dark patch
- 11. a large collection of planets, gas, dust, and millions or billions of stars, bound together by gravity
- 13. a vehicle used for traveling in space
- 14. a scientist who studies planets, stars, galaxies, and other objects in space
Down
- 2. any planet that exists outside our Solar System
- 4. the whole universe
- 5. a group of stars that forms a shape and is named for that shape
- 6. the death explosion of a massive star, resulting in a sharp increase in brightness followed by a gradual fading
- 7. an instrument used to make distant objects look closer
- 8. all things that exist in space
- 12. to revolve around another object