Across
- 1. A vehicle designed for space travel, capable of carrying astronauts and equipment beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- 3. A luminous celestial object consisting of hot gases that emit light and heat, often forming beautiful patterns in the night sky.
- 5. A celestial body that orbits a star, has sufficient mass to be nearly round, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.
- 8. An object launched into space to orbit around a celestial body, often used for communication, weather monitoring, or scientific research.
- 9. A vast cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars.
Down
- 2. A celestial object composed of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun, often characterized by a glowing coma and a tail when near the Sun.
- 3. A powerful and explosive event that occurs at the end of a star's life cycle, resulting in a brilliant burst of light and energy.
- 4. A massive system of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies held together by gravity, with our Milky Way being one example.
- 6. A person who travels and works in space, often aboard spacecraft or the International Space Station.
- 7. Hole An extremely dense region in space with gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
- 8. System The collection of planets, moons, asteroids, and other celestial objects that orbit around a star, our Sun.