Across
- 6. The curved path of a celestial object
- 7. A modification of the Julian Calendar
- 10. The range of wavelengths or frequencies
- 12. A celestial body that resembles a small planet but lacks certain criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- 14. A large system of dust, gas, stars, and other celestial bodies that have a particular shape.
- 15. An instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- 17. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
- 19. An imaginary line that runs through the middle of an object
- 20. The collection of 8 planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.
Down
- 1. Astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Solar System
- 2. An object that has been intentionally placed into orbit
- 3. A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune
- 4. Visible at night by reflected light from the sun
- 5. A fixed luminous point in the night sky
- 8. A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust
- 9. Large body of matter with no definite shape
- 11. A number which scales or multiplies a quantity
- 13. A unit of astronomical distance
- 16. All existing matter and space considered as a whole
- 18. Branch of science that studies planets, stars, and other objects in space