Across
- 3. A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- 7. The curved path followed by a celestial body, such as a planet, around another celestial body, such as a star.
- 8. The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.
- 9. The spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around its axis.
Down
- 1. A celestial body that orbits around a star, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.
- 2. An imaginary line around which a celestial body, such as a planet, rotates.
- 3. The force of attraction between two objects due to their mass.
- 4. The entirety of space, time, matter, and energy, including all planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies.
- 5. The motion of a celestial body, such as a planet, around another celestial body, such as a star.
- 6. The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe.
