Space Week 2

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Across
  1. 1. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems.
  2. 4. neutron stars with super powerful magnetic fields.
  3. 6. dazzling displays of colored light that sometimes appear in the night sky. They occur in Earth's far northern and far southern regions.
  4. 7. is that invisible glue that keeps stars, dust, and gas together in a galaxy This mysterious substance makes up the majority of a galaxy's mass and forms the foundation of our Universe's structure.
  5. 8. A special suit used to protect astronauts in Space.
  6. 9. A cloud of gas and dust that occurs in the space between the stars
Down
  1. 2. occurs when the earth is in between the moon and the sun, casting a shadow onto the moon. can only occur during a full moon and occurs in three stages, which are called total, partial, and penumbral.
  2. 3. Naturally-formed bodies that orbit planets aka planetary satellites.
  3. 5. a small mobile robot sent to planets and moons to collect data and samples
  4. 6. about 2.5 million light-years away from Earth, but it's the closest galaxy to the Milky Way.