Space Facts

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Across
  1. 2. Second most prominent gas in the Sun
  2. 6. What we orbit
  3. 8. Planet with the Great Red Spot
  4. 10. Jupiters fourth largest moon that has the capability of life
  5. 13. There are more than 2 ________ galaxies.
  6. 14. The nearest Star to the sun. (Hint: it does not include the first word of it)
  7. 18. We are able to see the moon because it _______ the sun’s light.
  8. 19. Gas that gives Uranus and Neptune its color
  9. 22. Dark parts on the Sun’s surface
  10. 23. Mars’ largest moon
  11. 24. “Shell” that defines the borders of the solar system
  12. 25. Largest dwarf planet
  13. 28. Has the fastest winds in our solar system
  14. 29. A space rock made of ice and dust
  15. 32. The remains of a dead star after it supernova’s, if it does not become a black hole.
  16. 33. Planet with 274 moons
  17. 35. Name for the distance between the Earth and the Sun
Down
  1. 1. Separates the dwarf planets and Neptune
  2. 3. Our home planet
  3. 4. A planet that has not cleared its orbit, or is not big enough to be classified as a planet
  4. 5. Nickname for the Moon
  5. 7. The way that the universe ALLEGEDLY formed
  6. 9. The only planet in the solar system that spins on its side
  7. 11. The theoretical opposite of a black hole that pushes mass out, instead of in
  8. 12. A “storm” on the sun that emits a large amount of radiation.
  9. 15. This gas makes up 70 percent of our atmosphere
  10. 16. Largest known Star
  11. 17. Planet closest to the sun
  12. 19. Galaxy that Earth resides in
  13. 20. The most prominent gas in the Sun
  14. 21. Neptune's’ largest moon
  15. 22. Latin name for the Sun
  16. 26. Mars’ smallest moon
  17. 27. The largest known black hole
  18. 30. The name of an explosion that a star causes when it dies
  19. 31. Black hole at the center of the Milky Way, which is also the name of a zodiac sign
  20. 34. The hottest planet
  21. 36. Galaxy on a collision course with the Milky Way