Across
- 1. the closest galaxy to the milky way
- 4. the planet that we live on
- 7. a region of space with such intense gravity that no matter or radiation can escape
- 9. a large area of dust and particles, also known as a star nursery
- 11. a hot ball of hydrogen and helium
- 14. the zone in which satellites orbit is the ____________ zone
- 17. the ISS
- 19. the farthest man-made object in space
- 20. this keeps us from floating around and makes the moon orbit us
- 21. an objects ability to resist movement
- 22. the north star
Down
- 2. the path a planet takes around a star or a moon around a planet is it's _____
- 3. a three star system that's very close to earth
- 5. a space based observatory
- 6. earth, mercury, venus and mars are all examples of a ______
- 8. the milky way is an example of a ______
- 10. the amount of matter an object has
- 11. anything that orbits in the ninety minutes zone
- 12. a region beyond Neptune with icy bodies and comets
- 13. the galaxy that contains our solar system
- 15. stars are mostly made of helium and ________
- 16. a group of stars that looks like an image
- 18. the distance that light can travel in a year
