Across
- 4. The first planet discovered by a telescope.
- 8. When Neil Armstrong landed upon it's surface he said, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
- 9. Has 67 moons.
- 11. Closest planet to the sun.
- 13. A person trained by a spaceflight program to lead, pilot or be a crew member of an expedition to space on a spacecraft.
- 14. Has five rings.
- 15. The brightest planet in the solar system.
- 18. the attractive force that all objects exert on one another.
- 19. A massive, bright, sphere of very hot gas called plasma which is held together by its own gravity.
Down
- 1. A green creature, with two antennas and five eyes which live on Mars.
- 2. No longer considered a planet.
- 3. An enormous gravitationally bound assemblage of millions or billions of stars.
- 5. The second largest planet in the solar system.
- 6. The third planet from the sun.
- 7. A theoretical passage through space-time that could create shortcuts for long journeys across the universe.
- 10. Without these, travelling into space would be impossible
- 12. Are small Solar System bodies that orbit the Sun and are often called minor planets.
- 16. The star at the centre of our solar system.
- 17. Named after the roman God of war.