Across
- 2. satellite\ objects in space that orbit around another object.
- 6. to search into and explore very thoroughly
- 8. shuttle\ spacecraft used to transport people and cargo to and back from space.
- 9. space vehicle used to explore space
- 10. satellite\hings that have been deliberately placed in a planet's orbit.
- 11. huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity.
- 12. to orbit
- 13. \a tool used to observe stars
Down
- 1. space station/ a spacecraft in Earth orbit that is used as a base for scientific research.
- 3. small chunk of dust and ice that orbits, or travels around, the sun.
- 4. rocky bodies that orbit, or travel around, the sun.
- 5. chunks of rock that travel through space
- 7. to spin around
- 8. system\ consists of the Sun and everything that orbits, or travels around, the Sun.