Across
- 2. an icy dwarf planet in the kuiper belt
- 4. the star that the earth revolves around
- 6. a small celestial body made up of rock and metal
- 7. a shield of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- 9. a small body of matter from outer space
- 12. relating to the sky
- 13. a huge system of stars held together by gas and dust
- 14. all existing matter in space
- 17. the emission of energy from electromagnetic waves
- 18. the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
Down
- 1. a celestial body consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust
- 2. a celestial body revolving around the sun
- 3. the fifth planet from the sun, a gas giant
- 5. a celestial body revolving around another
- 8. a highly flammable gas
- 10. a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator
- 11. the sixth planet from the sun
- 15. second planet from the sun
- 16. the fourth planet from the sun