Across
- 4. Galaxy where Earth is located
- 6. Path a planet takes around the Sun
- 8. Force that pulls objects together
- 11. Planet that spins on its side
- 13. Red Planet named after the god of war
- 14. Vehicle used to launch into space
- 17. Space rock that reaches Earth’s surface
- 20. Dwarf planet once called the ninth planet
- 23. Blue planet farthest from the Sun
- 25. Group of stars that make a picture
- 26. Space rock that orbits the Sun
- 28. Planet with the most famous rings
- 30. Place where astronauts live and work in space
Down
- 1. Smallest planet and closest to the Sun
- 2. Icy object with a glowing tail
- 3. Bowl-shaped hole on the surface of a planet or moon
- 5. Distance light travels in one year
- 7. Place in space with gravity so strong that not even light can escape
- 9. Person who travels into space
- 10. Object that orbits a planet, natural or man-made
- 12. Largest planet with a Great Red Spot
- 15. Brightest planet sometimes called Earth’s twin
- 16. Rock that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
- 18. When one space object blocks the light of another
- 19. Star at the center of our solar system
- 21. Huge group of stars, dust, and planets
- 22. Earth’s natural satellite
- 24. Our home planet with land, water, and life
- 27. Ball of burning gases like our Sun
- 29. Tool used to see stars and planets