Across
- 6. A triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
- 7. Galaxy also known as Messier 31, M31
- 9. time it takes for a satellite to orbit
- 11. a large telescope in space
- 13. we are held by _____
- 14. a giant cloud of dust and gas in space
- 15. orbit the earth in ninety minutes
- 16. a doughnut-shaped ring of icy objects around the Sun, extending just beyond the orbit of Neptune
- 17. the North star
- 19. time it takes for light to travel in a year
- 20. is the first element on the periodontic table
- 21. our sun is a _______
Down
- 1. what is the galaxy we live in called
- 2. space prode sent in 1977
- 3. a hole in space
- 4. a form of stars that make a shape
- 5. planets_____our sun
- 8. how much matter something has
- 10. the planet we live on
- 12. The ISS is a laboratory in space
- 13. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems
- 18. newtons first law