Space

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Across
  1. 1. This planet is the farthest from the sun
  2. 5. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
  3. 7. We are here
  4. 8. This planet is known for its rings
  5. 10. A popular research study as well as it being a dwarf planet
  6. 11. The 4th closest planet to the sun
  7. 12. This planet is often referred to as the Giant Planet as it is the biggest planet in our solar system
  8. 14. The closest planet to the sun
Down
  1. 2. A body of matter that is located in space
  2. 3. A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
  3. 4. A small rocky body orbiting the sun and is also located between Mars and Jupiter
  4. 6. Often referred to as "Earths sister" because of its similar size to Earth
  5. 8. The star that our solar system planets circle
  6. 9. This planet is known for rotating sideways
  7. 13. An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.