Space Crossword
Across
- 3. a giant ball of hot gas
- 7. an area in space with intense gravity
- 8. a path that an object takes to circle around another
- 9. space telescope that is one of the largest and most adaptive
- 11. the galaxy that our solar system is in
- 12. collection of gas, dust, stars and solar systems
- 13. doughnut-shaped region of icy places reaching far beyond Neptune
- 15. there are 8 of these in our solar system
- 16. a group of stars that have been given a name
- 20. zodiac who's symbol is a bull
- 21. an objects resistance to change motion
- 23. zodiac who's symbol is a crab
- 24. the force that keeps things on the earth
- 25. zodiac who's symbol is an archer
- 27. space probe launched on September 5, 1977,to fly by Jupiter and Saturn
- 28. brings together international flight crews and multiple launch vehicles
Down
- 1. amount of matter in an object
- 2. zodiac who's symbol is a maiden
- 4. giant space cloud
- 5. zodiac who's symbol is a sea-goat
- 6. a triple star system in the south constellation Centaurus
- 9. element with the atomic number 1
- 10. 1.5 hours in minutes
- 14. the only planet with known life
- 17. anything that orbits a planet or a star
- 18. zodiac who's symbol is a lion
- 19. the distance light travels in one year
- 22. also known as the North Star
- 26. barred spiral galaxy