SPACE CROSSWORD

2. The study of celestial objects and phenomena
6. While space probes operate primarily in the vacuum of space, they encounter some resistance when passing through an atmosphere
7. The path that a planet follows around the sun
11. The region beyond Earth’s atmosphere
14. A change in speed or direction according to Newton’s second law of motion
16. The force that propels a spacecraft forward
17. Name for Newton’s First Law
18. The natural satellite of Earth
19. A massive celestial body that emits light

1. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
3. These types of forces do cause a change in speed on an object
4. The vehicle that carries astronauts to and from space
5. The third planet from the sun
8. For every action, there is an equal and opposite…
9. The largest planet in our solar system
10. The force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun
11. The closest star to Earth (3 letters):
12. The space agency responsible for the Apollo moon missions
13. Forces that are equal and opposite in direction and Do NOT cause a change in motion on an object
15. These exist in a wide disk beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt and take less than 200 years to orbit the Sun