Across
- 2. the heavenly body in our solar system whose light makes our day and around which the planets revolve
- 4. a unit of length in astronomy equal to the distance that light travels in one year or about 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers)
- 5. the planet that is thirds in distance from the sun. The planet that we live on
- 7. the planet that is fourth in order of distance from the sun, is known for its redness, and has a diameter of about 4200 miles (6800 kilometers)
- 8. any large heavenly body that orbits a star (as the sun)
Down
- 1. a smaller body that revolves around a planet
- 2. the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it
- 3. any of the heavenly bodies except planets which are visible at night and look like fixed points of light
- 6. any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe