Universe
Across
- 1. Large celestial bodies that orbit stars, such as Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, often having moons.
- 8. Brave individuals trained to travel in spacecraft and explore space, often going to the International Space Station (ISS).
- 10. A vehicle designed to propel itself into space, often used to transport astronauts and cargo.
- 11. System Our Sun and everything that orbits it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- 13. A celestial object made of ice and dust that orbits the Sun, often developing a bright tail when near it.
- 14. Vast collections of stars, planets, dust, and gas bound together by gravity, like our Milky Way.
Down
- 2. Station A large spacecraft where astronauts live and work for extended periods, such as the International Space Station (ISS).
- 3. The force that pulls objects toward each other, like the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
- 4. A small celestial object that enters Earth's atmosphere, often called a shooting star when it burns up.
- 5. Glowing celestial objects in the night sky, like the Sun but far away, often forming constellations.
- 6. The path that an object, like a planet or satellite, takes as it goes around another object in space.
- 7. A cloud of gas and dust in space, often where stars are born and can appear as colorful patches.
- 9. The vast, seemingly endless expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere, where planets, stars, and galaxies exist.
- 12. Earth's natural satellite, a celestial body that orbits our planet and reflects sunlight.