Across
- 2. Dwarf planet previously considered the ninth planet of the solar system
- 4. Dwarf planet located in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
- 7. Large rock in space; ranges from several meters to several kilometers across
- 9. Remnants of a dead star
- 10. An arbitrary set of adjacent stars typically made to look like an animal or person
- 11. Largest moon in the solar system; Jupiter's largest moon
- 14. Large cloud of dust comets and ice possibly stretching up to 1.5 ly across
- 16. A vast concentration of star systems
- 18. A gravitationally neutral point between two bodies in space
Down
- 1. Closest star system to Sol at 4.3 light years
- 3. ____ energy; causes spacetime to expand exponentially
- 5. The first black woman in space, Mae _______
- 6. An incredible explosion that occurs when large stars die
- 7. Closest neighboring galaxy
- 8. A point of infinite density theoretically found inside a black hole
- 12. First name of the first human in space
- 13. A planet that orbits a star other than our own; or a rogue planet
- 15. A large celestial object that sustains itself with nuclear fusion
- 17. A huge collection of satellite dishes in western New Mexico