space
Across
- 2. icy body that releases gas and dust forming a glowing tail
- 5. curved path of an object around a star or planet
- 7. instrument used to observe distant objects in space
- 12. natural light display in the sky near polar regions
- 13. natural satellite that orbits a planet
- 14. a massive luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity
- 15. giant cloud of gas and dust in space where stars form
Down
- 1. robotic vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet
- 3. event where one celestial body blocks another from view
- 4. powerful explosion of a dying star
- 6. the universe regarded as a complex and orderly system
- 8. a celestial body that orbits a star and is not a star itself
- 9. the act of sending a spacecraft into space
- 10. force that attracts objects toward one another
- 11. vast system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity