Across
- 5. the point in space around which two objects orbit
- 11. highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles
- 13. a planet in our solar system that is less dense than water
- 14. the dialogue “Houston, We Have a Problem” is from this timeless classic
- 17. which rocket launched the James Webb Space Telescope?
- 19. a source of electromagnetic energy that includes radio frequency and visible light very far away from Earth
- 20. the term used to describe the alignment of three celestial bodies
- 23. the unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study Jupiter and its moon
- 25. nearest galaxy to the milky way
Down
- 1. a neutrino observatory constructed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antartica
- 2. closest planet to the earth
- 3. the planet in our Solar System that rotates in the direction opposite to the direction of earth’s rotation
- 4. brightest star in the sky
- 6. the outermost region of the Sun’s atmosphere
- 7. largest dwarf planet
- 8. in the movie Interstellar, a group of astronauts travel through ______ for intergalactic travel
- 9. the first artificial satellite of Earth
- 10. which process forms stars?
- 12. a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program
- 15. a planet in the solar system which has two kinds of motion
- 16. a planet in the solar system which has two kinds of motion
- 18. india’s first satellite launched in the year 1975
- 21. largest planet in the universe
- 22. Second largest moon in the solar system
- 24. NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of this comet nucleus