Across
- 5. small rocky body orbiting the sun
- 6. the star round that the earth orbits
- 7. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust
- 8. a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year
- 9. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large body like the sun
- 11. a system of billions of stars, together with gas and dust
- 12. a piece of metal or rock that has fallen to earths surface
Down
- 1. a spot that appears from time to time on the suns surface, appearing dark by contrast
- 2. small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
- 3. the natural satellite of the earth visible by reflected light by the sun
- 4. an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon to collect information or communication
- 6. the collection of 8 planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
- 10. the curved path of a object, spacecraft round a star planet or moon