Space and Astronomy

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Across
  1. 1. robotic vehicle designed to explore the surface of a planet or moon.
  2. 3. massive system of stars, planets
  3. 6. instrument used to observe distant objects in space.
  4. 9. the planet famous for its stunning system of rings.
  5. 12. region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape.
  6. 14. small rocky or metallic body that burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere.
  7. 15. large cloud of gas and dust in space, the birthplace of new stars.
Down
  1. 2. the second planet from the Sun.
  2. 4. small rocky body orbiting the Sun.
  3. 5. the special outfit astronauts wear to survive in the harsh conditions of space.
  4. 7. celestial object made of ice and dust that has a bright tail when it gets close to the Sun.
  5. 8. the event that occurs when one celestial body moves into the shadow of another.
  6. 10. the NASA program that landed the first humans on the Moon.
  7. 11. the curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon.
  8. 13. the act of sending a spacecraft into space.