Across
- 1. Planet, which has its day longer but year shorter
- 4. Closest galaxy to our solar system
- 7. Rocky object that orbits the Sun , mostly found between Mar and Jupiter
- 10. The unit of distance light travels in one year
- 11. A group of stars that forms a recognisable pattern in the sky
- 14. Also known as the North Star
- 16. A constellation, used to find North direction
- 17. The force that keeps planets and moons in their orbit
- 18. The hunter, in the winter sky
- 19. The constellation, recognisable for its “W” pattern
Down
- 2. Coldest planet in our solar system
- 3. Brightest star in the night sky
- 5. A streak of light seen when a space rock enters the Earth’s atmosphere
- 6. The phenomena in which the same side of the moon always faces the earth
- 8. 13th zodiac constellation, astronomically speaking
- 9. An asterism shaped like a saucepan, helps to locate Polaris
- 12. The explosive death of a Mega star is known as ____
- 13. The galaxy containing our Solar system
- 15. Largest moon in the solar system