Across
- 2. A word meaning ‘related to the Sun.’
- 3. When two spacecraft connect in space.
- 8. A Russian astronaut.
- 9. A dwarf planet far from the Sun.
- 12. The first person to walk on the Moon.
- 15. A giant ball of burning gas that gives off heat and light.
- 16. A ball of ice and dust that orbits the Sun with a glowing tail.
- 19. The force that pulls things down or keeps planets in place.
- 20. The planet we live on.
- 21. A person who studies how things work in the world or space.
- 25. A person trained to travel into space.
- 26. A spacecraft used to travel to and from space.
- 27. Way The galaxy our solar system belongs to.
- 28. A creature that might live on another planet.
Down
- 1. hole A place in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape.
- 4. The path something takes as it circles a planet or star.
- 5. Everything that exists: planets, stars, and galaxies.
- 6. The U.S. space agency that sends rockets and astronauts into space.
- 7. A huge group of stars, gas, and dust.
- 10. A word meaning ‘related to the Moon.’
- 11. An outfit astronauts wear to stay safe in space.
- 13. A machine that can do tasks or explore places like Mars.
- 14. The star at the centre of our solar system.
- 15. A story genre about space, the future, or advanced technology.
- 16. A pattern of stars forming a shape in the sky.
- 17. The distance light travels in one year.
- 18. An early scientist who used a telescope to study space.
- 22. A machine or moon that orbits a planet.
- 23. A round object in space that orbits a star.
- 24. A rocky object that orbits the Sun, smaller than a planet.
- 27. The 'red planet' in our solar system.