Across
- 2. – A small rock traveling through space before it hits anything.
- 4. – A huge group of stars, planets, and space dust held together by gravity.
- 6. – A giant ball of glowing gas that shines in the night sky.
- 8. – The smallest planet and closest one to the Sun.
- 9. – The biggest planet with a Great Red Spot.
- 10. – The hottest planet, often called Earth’s “twin.”
- 11. – A rocky object that orbits the Sun, smaller than a planet.
- 13. – An icy space traveler with a glowing tail when near the Sun.
- 14. – The “Red Planet,” known for its rusty color.
- 17. – A blue-green planet that spins on its side.
- 18. – A big round space object that orbits a star, like Earth.
Down
- 1. – A word for a rocky planet like Earth or Mars.
- 3. – A “shooting star” that burns up as it streaks through the sky.
- 4. – The invisible force that pulls things toward each other.
- 5. – The farthest planet, deep blue and very windy.
- 7. – The path a planet takes as it travels around the Sun.
- 8. – A space rock that survives the fall and lands on Earth.
- 12. – A word for a gas giant planet like Jupiter or Saturn.
- 15. – The planet with the most famous rings.
- 16. – Our home planet, full of life and blue oceans.