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- 4. The 'Rusty' planet
- 7. The most common element produced inside a star
- 8. NASA is searching for earth-like versions of these
- 10. It is rumored that this ice-covered moon has an ocean underneath its ice!
- 12. These super dark bodies suck in all matter and light close to them
- 14. Officially reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006
- 16. A moon phase and a type of pillsbury roll!
- 22. These rocks can only originate from space; watch out!
- 23. A famous constellation of a warrior with a bow
- 24. This moon of Saturn has hydrocarbon lakes on its surface
- 25. We may witness a lunar or a solar version of this rare event
- 26. A moon phase where 3/4ths of the moon is visible
- 28. It takes 8 and a half of these for light to reach the earth from the Sun
- 32. A famous Pink Floyd song is named after its dark side
- 33. Largest known volcano of the solar system
- 34. This deadly and invisible energy is everywhere in space
- 35. Ours is called the Milky Way
- 38. Many of the large planets are entirely made of these substances
- 39. This phase of the moon reflects no light back to earth
- 40. The Egyptians worshiped Ra, the god of this celestial body
- 41. Surname of a famous astronomer; also a telescope
- 42. It has a tail sometimes; also a brand of cleaner
- 44. The most abundant element in space; the Sun is made of it
- 45. The imaginary path objects follow around another object
- 47. Nuclear _______ powers most stars in the universe
- 49. This type of matter only exists on the surface of the sun
- 52. The probe Juno took magnificent pictures of it
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- 1. Some folks thought the moon was made of this type of food
- 2. Deep Impact and Armageddon were movies about these objects hitting earth
- 3. Largest moon in the solar system; orbits Jupiter
- 5. This zone of a star's orbit is 'just right' for life
- 6. An imaginary line in which a planet rotates
- 9. A giant ball of super-heated plasma in space
- 11. This planet is the only one that cannot be observed with the naked eye
- 13. NASA completed 17 of these missions to the moon
- 15. Ours is constantly expanding in all directions
- 17. These are composed of long thin bands of ice particles that orbit a planet
- 18. Without these, our cell phones would not work
- 19. The hottest planet in the solar system
- 20. Prevailing theory on how the universe started; partial CBS sitcom title
- 21. Famous scientist who first proposed a Sun-centered planetary system
- 26. This famous 17th century scientist discovered 4 of Jupiter's moons
- 27. This phase of the moon reflects the most light back to earth
- 29. SZA has a hit song named after this planet
- 30. These two probes have been in space for nearly 50 years!
- 31. Many planets are covered in these depressions
- 36. A planet, a Greek god, and an element all in one!
- 37. Carl Sagan called it the 'Pale Blue Dot'
- 43. The visible portion of the Sun's atmosphere during a total solar eclipse
- 46. This moon of Jupiter is volcanic!
- 48. The incorrect pronunciation of this planet is funny!
- 50. There is a belt of them you cannot wear
- 51. Ancient peoples thought the Sun was made of this