Across
- 3. The Sun and all the planets that orbit it.
- 10. A huge group of stars, like the Milky Way.
- 11. A piece of rock from space that lights up when it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
- 13. A spot in space with gravity so strong, not even light can escape it.
- 15. A tool that helps us see distant stars and planets.
- 17. An object that orbits a planet; some are natural, like moons, and others are man-made.
Down
- 1. Everything that exists in space, including all stars and galaxies.
- 2. The force that pulls objects toward each other, like Earth pulling us down.
- 4. The name of our galaxy.
- 5. An icy object with a tail that orbits the Sun.
- 6. A vehicle used to travel in space.
- 7. A large round object in space that orbits a star.
- 8. A cloud of gas and dust in space, where stars can form.
- 9. The path a planet or moon takes around another object.
- 12. A group of stars that form a picture in the sky.
- 14. A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- 16. Someone who travels into space.