Space Crossword

5. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.
8. A creature from a different planet and don't originate on earth.
10. The first planet in our solar system.
11. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
13. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.
14. a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents.

1. The 5th planet from the sun.
2. a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity.
3. (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body).
4. a celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars by having an apparent motion of its own.
5. the star around which the earth orbits.
6. a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can meteor.
7. an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
9. The planet on which we live; the world.
12. a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.