Space & Astronomy
Across
- 2. A rapidly spinning neutron star
- 4. A bright energetic galaxy core
- 7. A Russian space traveler
- 8. A device to observe distant objects
- 11. Related to the Sun
- 12. A person trained for space travel
- 14. The galaxy that contains our solar system
- 16. A distant cloud of icy objects
- 17. A space rock burning in Earth's atmosphere
- 19. The dense remnant of a collapsed star
- 21. A region where gravity is too strong for light to escape
- 22. The largest planet in the solar system
- 23. Part of the name of the space station
- 26. A famous space telescope
- 28. A neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field
- 33. A force that pulls objects together
- 34. A dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt
- 36. The path of a celestial body
- 37. A massive star's explosive death
- 38. Relating to Earth's moon
- 40. Existing between the stars
- 42. The hottest planet in the solar system
- 43. An icy body with a glowing tail
- 45. A private space company founded by Elon Musk
- 46. The nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way
- 47. A ripple in spacetime caused by massive objects
Down
- 1. U S space agency
- 3. A planet that rotates on its side
- 5. A planet outside our solar system
- 6. A massive system of stars and planets
- 9. A celestial body orbiting a star
- 10. A region beyond Neptune with icy bodies
- 13. A planet famous for its rings
- 15. Earth’s only natural satellite
- 18. A mysterious substance that makes up most of the universe’s mass
- 19. The farthest planet from the Sun
- 20. A luminous sphere of gas held by gravity
- 24. Known as the Red Planet
- 25. A cloud of gas and dust in space
- 27. The distance light travels in a year
- 29. When one celestial body blocks another
- 30. A small rocky body in space
- 31. The event that started the universe
- 32. A body that orbits a planet
- 35. The four dimensional continuum of space and time
- 37. A vehicle designed for space travel
- 39. A vehicle that propels itself into space
- 41. The center of our solar system
- 43. The universe as a whole
- 44. The point of no return around a black hole