Across
- 4. the galaxy we live in
- 6. weightlessness occurs in the absence of _____
- 8. an area that contains no air like in space
- 10. uncrewed spacecraft designed to orbit an object in space
- 13. person who studies stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies
- 15. stars that outline and imaginary picture
- 18. used to describe the temperature differences in space
- 19. acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 20. classification of the Milky Way based on its shape
- 22. a reusable spacecraft that uses external rockets
- 24. a machine that uses gas to pull away from Earth's gravity
Down
- 1. star system that contains million to billions of stars
- 2. name for the North Star
- 3. craft designed to land on a planet
- 5. any object in space that orbits another object
- 7. name of first human in space Yuri ________
- 9. what the sun is classified as
- 11. the name of the telescope put into orbit in 1990
- 12. the name of the planet we live on
- 14. small vehicle used to explore the surface of planet
- 16. large clouds of gas and dust
- 17. another name for the constellation Great Bear
- 21. unmanned spacecraft that carries scientific instruments
- 23. number of months the crew of International Space Station stay at a time