The universe
Across
- 3. a large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star and thought to be developing into a planet.
- 4. an explosion of a giant star
- 6. a strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel.
- 7. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
- 10. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- 13. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- 14. a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
- 15. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.
Down
- 1. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a ‘tail’ of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
- 2. all existing matter and space considered as a whole
- 4. a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity.
- 5. the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
- 8. The name given at a planet
- 9. Explosion de matière ayant provoqué la formation de l'univers connu, selon une théorie compatible avec une création soudaine.
- 11. The Dust of the stars
- 12. the natural satellite of the earth