Across
- 2. A collection of very large numbers of stars. Also a famous chocolate!
- 5. A rock in orbit especially between Mars and Jupiter
- 7. An interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas and plasma. It is the first stage of a star's cycle but it can also refer to the remains of a dying star
- 8. What we call a shooting star if it hits earth. Your wish will probably not come true then.
- 9. A group of stars in a recognizable pattern that appear to be near each other in space. I'm a Leo!!
- 10. A shooting star!!!!
Down
- 1. Clusters of hundreds of thousands of very old stars (older than eleven billion years)
- 3. A rock smaller than an asteroid, if it strikes earth, its called a meteor.
- 4. Clusters less than a few hundred stars, and are often very young –(less than 10 billion years old)
- 6. A very large object which orbits the sun. There used to be 9 of them.
- 9. A chunk of ice and rock originating from the outer solar system, usually have a tail.