Across
- 2. The curved path of one object revolving around another object in space
- 4. A gas found in the atmospheres of giant planets like Jupiter
- 7. The layer of gases surrounding a planet held in place by gravity
- 12. A drawing that represents an objects accurate proportions at a different size
- 13. An object that orbits a planet or star
- 14. A small rocky object that orbits the Sun
- 17. A regular or repeated arrangement like planetary motion
- 19. A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- 20. Energy emitted as waves or particles often from stars
- 22. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the night sky
- 24. A reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo
- 27. Tiny particles of solid matter floating in space between stars
Down
- 1. The simplest and most abundant chemical element and fuel for stars
- 3. All existing matter energy and space considered as a whole
- 5. A small space rock that enters Earths atmosphere and burns up
- 6. Oval-shaped describing the elongated path of many planetary orbits
- 8. A large celestial body that orbits a star
- 9. The force that attracts objects toward one another
- 10. A massive system of stars gas dust and dark matter held together by gravity
- 11. A large luminous ball of gas that generates heat and light
- 15. When one celestial body moves into the shadow of another
- 16. A giant cloud of dust and gas in space where stars are born
- 18. The scientific study of celestial objects space and the physical universe
- 21. A body of ice and dust that develops a glowing tail near the Sun
- 23. A unit of distance equal to how far light travels in one year
- 25. An uncrewed spacecraft sent to explore space and send data back
- 26. An imaginary line through the center of a planet around which it rotates
