Across
- 3. – The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
- 5. – When one celestial body blocks the light of another.
- 7. – An icy body that orbits the Sun and has a glowing tail.
- 8. – A famous space telescope that has taken detailed images of space.
- 10. – The movement of a planet around the Sun.
- 15. – An object that orbits a planet, either natural or artificial.
- 18. – An instrument used to observe distant objects in space.
- 19. – A giant cloud of gas and dust where stars form.
- 20. – A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the sky.
- 21. – The galaxy that contains our Solar System.
Down
- 1. – A rapidly spinning neutron star that emits beams of light.
- 2. – A small, dense remnant of a dead star.
- 3. – A vast collection of stars, gas, and dust bound by gravity.
- 4. – A late stage in a star’s life when it expands and cools.
- 6. – A space rock that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, also called a shooting star.
- 9. – The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
- 11. – The curved path an object follows around a star or planet.
- 12. – A small rocky body orbiting the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
- 13. – The explosive death of a massive star.
- 14. – A planet outside our solar system.
- 16. – Relating to the Moon.
- 17. – A region of space with gravity so strong that not even light can escape.