Across
- 3. How bright a start is from standard distance of 32.6 light-years
- 4. A force that pulls objects toward each other
- 5. An event during which the moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow
- 10. All of the existing matter and energy in space
- 11. A collection of stars, their solar systems, dust, and gas
- 12. System A system of objects in space that includes at least one star, planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and other space debris
- 14. How bright a star appears compared with other stars when all are viewed from Earth.
Down
- 1. A stage in the repeating predicable pattern of change in the moon's appearance from Earth
- 2. An event during which the moon's shadow blocks all or some of the sun's light from reaching Earth
- 6. A space object that gives off its own heat and light
- 7. a group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the sky
- 8. An imaginary line through the center of an object that is a fixed point of reference
- 9. The distance that light travels in one Earth year
- 13. The oval shaped pattern an object follows as it revolves around another object in space
