Across
- 5. It is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth
- 7. A celestial object that orbits the sun along an elongated path and when near the sun has a "tail" of gas.
- 8. It is an optical instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects in the sky
- 9. Our Galaxy
- 10. All of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies.
- 14. This is made up of the Sun and 8 other planets
- 15. they are large natural objects that orbit, or travel around stars
- 17. The planet on which we live, the world
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- 1. The coldest month
- 2. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
- 3. The hottest month
- 4. a planet
- 6. a famous comet
- 11. It is the star at the center of the solar system that emits light
- 12. The system of millions or billions of stars , held together by gravitational attraction
- 13. These are made up of rock or even metal
- 16. It is the division of the year marked by changes in weather