A world Beyond

1. An astronomical feature consisting of a central star together with the planets and other celestial bodies that are held in orbit.
5. A very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth.
8. Of or from the sky or outside this world.
10. A small, icy body orbiting the Sun.
11. The study of the universe and of objects that exist naturally in space.
12. One of the independent groups of stars in the universe.
13. This is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass and is nearly round in shape.
15. The study of the influence that distant cosmic objects have on human lives.

2. A moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star.
3. A piece of matter from space that has landed on earth.
4. A closed elliptical course taken by a moving body.
6. A piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the atmosphere.
7. Any of many thousands of small bodies, made of rock and minerals, that orbit the Sun.
9. Any of the groups of stars in the sky that seem from earth to form a pattern.
14. A belt-shaped region of the sky divided into twelve equal parts.