Across
- 3. Known for playing The Martian, aka Mark Watney
- 6. What occurs when a star explodes
- 9. The planet that Luke Skywalker grew up on
- 10. U.S. government agency responsible for the civil space program, also an Ariana Grande song
- 11. Musician who performs 1969 hit Space Oddity
- 12. The planet named after the Roman god of war
Down
- 1. A theoretical tunnel through space that shortcuts through light years
- 2. The largest space telescope launched on Christmas 2021
- 4. The galaxy that will collide with the Milky Way in 4.5 billion years
- 5. The planet with the most moons at 274
- 7. The first American woman to fly in space
- 8. The planet that spins in the reverse direction