G5 Earth and Beoynd

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