Across
- 2. a person who travels in space
- 4. all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.
- 8. to send or shoot a rocket into space; the earliest part of a flight when the rocket lifts off the ground
- 10. solar _____
- 13. the scientific study of stairs, planets, and other objects in outer space
- 15. the imaginary straight line that goes through Earth's core which the Earth rotates around; The Earth spins on its ___ once every 24 hours
- 16. natural satellite of the Earth
Down
- 1. the 2nd planet from the sun
- 3. the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere
- 5. a vehicle that is used for travel in outer space
- 6. a bright circle seen around the sun or the moon
- 7. the 4th planet from the sun
- 9. the closest planet to the sun
- 11. traveling through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
- 12. the line where the earth or the sea seems to meet the sky
- 14. the star the Earth orbits around