Space

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Across
  1. 2. A word meaning ‘related to the Sun.’
  2. 3. When two spacecraft connect in space.
  3. 8. A Russian astronaut.
  4. 9. A dwarf planet far from the Sun.
  5. 12. The first person to walk on the Moon.
  6. 15. A giant ball of burning gas that gives off heat and light.
  7. 16. A ball of ice and dust that orbits the Sun with a glowing tail.
  8. 19. The force that pulls things down or keeps planets in place.
  9. 20. The planet we live on.
  10. 21. A person who studies how things work in the world or space.
  11. 25. A person trained to travel into space.
  12. 26. A spacecraft used to travel to and from space.
  13. 27. Way The galaxy our solar system belongs to.
  14. 28. A creature that might live on another planet.
Down
  1. 1. hole A place in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape.
  2. 4. The path something takes as it circles a planet or star.
  3. 5. Everything that exists: planets, stars, and galaxies.
  4. 6. The U.S. space agency that sends rockets and astronauts into space.
  5. 7. A huge group of stars, gas, and dust.
  6. 10. A word meaning ‘related to the Moon.’
  7. 11. An outfit astronauts wear to stay safe in space.
  8. 13. A machine that can do tasks or explore places like Mars.
  9. 14. The star at the centre of our solar system.
  10. 15. A story genre about space, the future, or advanced technology.
  11. 16. A pattern of stars forming a shape in the sky.
  12. 17. The distance light travels in one year.
  13. 18. An early scientist who used a telescope to study space.
  14. 22. A machine or moon that orbits a planet.
  15. 23. A round object in space that orbits a star.
  16. 24. A rocky object that orbits the Sun, smaller than a planet.
  17. 27. The 'red planet' in our solar system.