solar system
Across
- 3. the star round which the earth orbits.
- 4. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
- 5. The natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
- 6. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
Down
- 1. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
- 2. a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size, are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits.
- 5. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.