Across
- 5. – large piece of rock that orbits the Sun
- 6. – has a tail as it gets closer to the Sun
- 8. – where Chris Hadfield lived in space
- 12. – the largest planet
- 15. – center of the solar system
- 16. – when an asteroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, also known as a shooting star
- 17. – a meteor that touches the Earth’s surface
- 18. – orbit around the sun takes 365 days
Down
- 1. – divides inner and outer planets
- 2. – takes one month to orbit the Earth
- 3. – the closest planet to the Sun
- 4. – the North Star
- 7. – number of planets in our solar system
- 9. – when the moon passes in front of the Sun
- 10. – person trained to be on a spacecraft
- 11. – the sixth planet from the Sun
- 13. – first planet discovered with a telescope
- 14. – the hottest planet
- 16. – small piece of rock, before entering Earth’s atmosphere
- 17. – our galaxy