Stargazer’s Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. Galaxy where Earth is located
  2. 6. Path a planet takes around the Sun
  3. 8. Force that pulls objects together
  4. 11. Planet that spins on its side
  5. 13. Red Planet named after the god of war
  6. 14. Vehicle used to launch into space
  7. 17. Space rock that reaches Earth’s surface
  8. 20. Dwarf planet once called the ninth planet
  9. 23. Blue planet farthest from the Sun
  10. 25. Group of stars that make a picture
  11. 26. Space rock that orbits the Sun
  12. 28. Planet with the most famous rings
  13. 30. Place where astronauts live and work in space
Down
  1. 1. Smallest planet and closest to the Sun
  2. 2. Icy object with a glowing tail
  3. 3. Bowl-shaped hole on the surface of a planet or moon
  4. 5. Distance light travels in one year
  5. 7. Place in space with gravity so strong that not even light can escape
  6. 9. Person who travels into space
  7. 10. Object that orbits a planet, natural or man-made
  8. 12. Largest planet with a Great Red Spot
  9. 15. Brightest planet sometimes called Earth’s twin
  10. 16. Rock that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
  11. 18. When one space object blocks the light of another
  12. 19. Star at the center of our solar system
  13. 21. Huge group of stars, dust, and planets
  14. 22. Earth’s natural satellite
  15. 24. Our home planet with land, water, and life
  16. 27. Ball of burning gases like our Sun
  17. 29. Tool used to see stars and planets