modern astronomy

3. Orbiting a body in space
5. A device that allows astronomers to view afar objects in the universe.
8. The study of planets, stars, and space
9. The force that keeps planets in orbit
10. A planet that exists outside our Solar System.
11. An enormous explosion in the life cycle of a star.
14. A planet that is tilted and light blue
16. A pattern of stars recognized by a name and a story
19. American physicist that proved the expansion of the universe
20. A telescope in space, named after the astronomer that proved the universe was growing.
21. The force that pulls objects together and keeps planets in orbit.
22. A small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mainly between Mars and Jupiter.
23. The stretching of light from distant galaxies, proving that the universe is growing.
24. Earth's natural satellite

1. A model of the solar system where the Sun is the center point.
2. What we call space outside Earth’s atmosphere
4. A large body orbiting the Sun and not clearing its path
6. The astronomer that first stated that the universe was heliocentric.
7. When the Moon blocks the Sun's light
12. The planet with the most moons
13. An astronomer who made detailed observations of the stars before the invention of the telescope.
15. A scientist that discovered the three laws of planetary motion.
17. Earth's yearly path around the Sun
18. A giant cloud of gas and dust in space, and it is a place where stars often begin to form.
21. An Italian scientist who advocated for heliocentrism and improved the telescope.