Space

1. The galaxy that contains the Solar System.
3. A dark area on the Sun caused by cooling from electromagnetic activity within the Sun.
5. the largest planet in our solar system.
6. A giant ball of hot gas and plasma that generates huge amounts of energy through nuclear fusion.
8. A large planet that is not composed mostly of rock, but primarily of gas. There are four gas giants in the Solar System including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
10. the fifth largest planet in the Solar System and third from the Sun
11. A huge explosion caused when a star collapses on itself.
12. An area in space with gravity so intense even light cannot escape its pull. Black holes are formed when massive stars collapse.
13. the eighth planet from the Sun and is nearly four times the size of Earth
15. The path a celestial object takes around a star or planet.

2. small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal, they can also contain organic compounds. Similar to comets but do not have a visible coma (fuzzy outline and tail) like comets do.
4. the fourth planet from the Sun
7. The branch of science that studies outer space, celestial bodies, and the universe.
9. An instrument used to view objects in outer space.
14. was the furthest planet from the Sun