Across
- 4. a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust
- 5. the star at the center of the Solar System
- 6. circular movement of an object around a center (or point) of rotation
- 7. Dwarf a stellar remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter
- 8. the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space
- 13. a hot star with a luminosity class of III
- 14. the seventh planet from the Sun
- 17. the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System
- 18. the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System
- 19. the smallest and closest to the Sun
Down
- 1. an astronomical object orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity
- 2. the second-most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System
- 3. the third planet from the Sun
- 6. a sudden, complete or marked change in something
- 9. the fourth planet from the Sun
- 10. a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass
- 11. the galaxy that contains our Solar System
- 12. the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System
- 15. the second planet from the Sun
- 16. known as a shooting star