Space

3. Tiny particles of matter floating in space between stars and planets.
6. A large cloud of gas and dust in space where stars can form.
7. When one object in space blocks light from or to another, like the Moon blocking the Sun.
11. The movement of one object around another, like the Earth going around the Sun.
13. The galaxy that contains our Solar System; it looks like a bright band of stars across the night sky
14. An imaginary line through the center of a planet that it spins around.
15. A vehicle made to travel in outer space.

1. A region in space with very strong gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape
2. A distance used in space, equal to the space between the Earth and the Sun (about 150 million km).
4. The layer of gases around a planet that protects it and helps living things breathe.
5. A special building with telescopes where scientists study stars, planets, and other objects in space
8. The distance light travels in one year, used to measure very large distances in space.
9. The spinning of an object on its axis, like Earth spinning to make day and night.
10. A huge explosion that happens when a star reaches the end of its life.
12. The fastest speed in the universe; light travels at about 300,000 kilometers per second.