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Across
  1. 3. the fourth closest planet to the sun, the last planet of the inner ring.
  2. 6. second-largest gas giant, known for its rings
  3. 7. the star around which the earth orbits.
  4. 10. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.
  5. 12. a small, rapidly moving meteor burning up on entering the earth's atmosphere.
  6. 13. the planet we live on
  7. 14. a person who travels in space
Down
  1. 1. the furthest planet from the sun
  2. 2. it is the seventh planet from our sun
  3. 4. a large artificial satellite used as a long-term base for manned operations in space.
  4. 5. the planet closest to the sun
  5. 7. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  6. 8. the second cloest planet to the sun
  7. 9. the closest planet to the sun in the outer ring, the biggest planet, and the first gas giant
  8. 11. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.