Across
- 2. A cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible as a bright patch against a dark background of stars.
- 3. Relating to the sun, used to describe phenomena that are influenced by the sun's energy and magnetic field.
- 12. An instrument used for viewing distant objects, particularly in space.
- 13. A vehicle designed to travel in space, including satellites, probes, and manned spacecraft.
- 15. A celestial body orbiting a star, has enough mass to be nearly spherical and cleared its orbit of debris.
- 16. A small rocky or metallic body that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, also called a shooting star.
- 18. A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, mainly between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt.
- 19. Relating to the moon or to a month, used to describe phenomena that are influenced by the moon's gravitational pull.
- 20. A massive, luminous ball of plasma held together by its own gravity.
Down
- 1. A rare event in which a star explodes, becoming temporarily brighter than the entire galaxy it inhabits.
- 4. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
- 5. A vehicle propelled by the expulsion of gas produced by burning fuel.
- 6. A garment worn by astronauts to protect them from the harsh conditions of space.
- 7. Occurring or situated between stars.
- 8. A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust that forms a coma (atmosphere) and sometimes a tail when it approaches the sun.
- 9. A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- 10. hole An object in space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
- 11. A Russian astronaut, from the Russian word "kosmonavt."
- 14. The force that attracts two bodies toward each other, dependent on the masses of the objects and the distance between them.
- 17. A planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system.