Space crossword

6. The force that pulls objects toward each other; it keeps planets in orbit.
7. All of space, time, matter, and energy that exists.
9. A reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo to and from space.
12. A large, round object that orbits a star and has cleared its own path of debris.
14. An imaginary line through the centre of an object (like Earth) around which it rotates.
15. Energy that travels through space as waves or particles, like light or heat.
18. A huge ball of burning gas (mostly hydrogen and helium) that produces its own light and heat.
19. An object that orbits a planet; can be natural (like the Moon) or man-made.
20. A colourless, odourless gas found on some planets and moons (like Titan).
22. A regular or repeating way in which something happens or is arranged.
23. A "dirty snowball" of ice and dust that develops a glowing tail when it gets close to the Sun.
25. A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
26. When one heavenly body moves into the shadow of another, blocking its light.

1. A group of stars that forms a recognisable pattern or shape in the sky.
2. The lightest and most abundant chemical element; it’s the main "fuel" for stars.
3. A giant cloud of gas and dust in space, often where new stars are born.
4. The distance light travels in one year (about 9.5 trillion kilometres).
5. An unmanned spacecraft sent to explore and gather data from space.
8. dust Tiny particles of matter floating in space.
10. diagram A drawing that shows a real object with its sizes reduced or enlarged by a specific amount (the scale).
11. A massive system of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
13. Shaped like an oval or a flattened circle.
16. The branch of science that studies stars, planets, and space.
17. The layer of gases surrounding a planet or moon.
18. A group of related objects or parts that work together (e.g., the Solar System).
21. A streak of light caused by a piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere (a "shooting star").
24. The curved path an object takes around a star, planet, or moon.