Across
- 2. A body that orbits a planet
- 4. A Russian space traveler
- 6. The path of a celestial body
- 7. A force that pulls objects together
- 8. Part of the name of the space station
- 10. A dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt
- 11. The four-dimensional continuum of space and time
- 17. A distant cloud of icy objects
- 22. Relating to Earth's moon
- 23. The dense remnant of a collapsed star
- 27. Existing between the stars
- 29. A small rocky body in space
- 30. A planet that rotates on its side
- 31. A famous space telescope
- 33. A cloud of gas and dust in space
- 34. A luminous sphere of gas held by gravity
- 35. A space rock burning in Earth's atmosphere
- 36. The center of our solar system
- 37. The hottest planet in the solar system
- 42. A force that keeps planets in orbit
- 43. The universe as a whole
- 46. A vehicle that propels itself into space
- 47. A private space company founded by Elon Musk
- 48. A planet famous for its rings
- 49. An icy body with a glowing tail
- 50. A mysterious substance that makes up most of the universe’s mass
- 51. Related to the Sun
Down
- 1. A region beyond Neptune with icy bodies
- 3. A person trained for space travel
- 5. The galaxy that contains our solar system
- 9. A region where gravity is too strong for light to escape
- 12. Earth’s only natural satellite
- 13. A rapidly spinning neutron star
- 14. A massive system of stars and planets
- 15. A bright, energetic galaxy core
- 16. When one celestial body blocks another
- 18. Known as the Red Planet
- 19. The nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way
- 20. U.S. space agency
- 21. A neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field
- 24. The farthest planet from the Sun
- 25. The event that started the universe
- 26. A celestial body orbiting a star
- 28. A device to observe distant objects
- 32. A massive star's explosive death
- 38. A dark, cooler area on the Sun's surface
- 39. The distance light travels in a year
- 40. A planet outside our solar system
- 41. The point of no return around a black hole
- 44. A vehicle designed for space travel
- 45. The largest planet in the solar system
