Across
- 6. a recognized group of stars that appear to form a specific pattern or picture in the night sky, often named after mythological figures, animals, or objects
- 7. the streak of light—commonly called a "shooting star" or "falling star"—produced when a small piece of space debris (a meteoroid) enters Earth’s atmosphere at high speed
- 10. a massive, luminous sphere of plasma—primarily hydrogen and helium—held together by its own gravity, producing heat and light through nuclear fusion in its core
- 11. a regular, predictable arrangement
Down
- 1. the scientific study of celestial objects
- 2. an extremely long distance that is the distance light travels in 365 days
- 3. a collection of non-stellar celestial bodies
- 4. a gravitationally bound group of stars
- 5. an unmanned, robotic spacecraft designed to explore outer space
- 8. the curved path of an object around another object
- 9. the simplest and most abundant element
- 10. a reusable spacecraft designed by NASA (1981–2011) to transport crews and cargo between Earth and low Earth orbit
- 12. an imaginary or real straight line around which an object rotates, spins, or is symmetrically arranged