Across
- 2. The path an object takes as it moves around another object
- 3. The farthest point in an object’s orbit around Earth
- 5. A rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
- 7. When one space object blocks the light of another
- 8. Either of the two times of the year when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky
- 11. A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern
- 12. hole A space object with gravity so strong that even light cannot escape
- 13. Either of the two times of the year when day and night are nearly equal in length
Down
- 1. The study of the physical properties and behavior of stars, planets, and space
- 4. An oval-shaped path or orbit
- 5. The layer of gases surrounding a planet
- 6. The scientific study of space, stars, planets, and the universe
- 9. system The system that includes the Sun and all objects that orbit it
- 10. The movement of an object spinning on its axis