Across
- 2. The planet that shares a name with the roman goddess of love.
- 6. A large cloud of gas in space also known as a "star nursery".
- 8. How many moons does Jupiter have?
- 10. The Spanish word for "sun".
- 12. (2 words) The star used by sailors to navigate, because it showed them which way North was.
- 14. What force causes planets to orbit the sun?
- 15. The name of our galaxy.
- 18. The planet in our solar system which is also the name of a type of car made by GM.
- 19. The brightest star in Earth's sky, also known as the "dog star".
- 21. The greek god of the sun.
- 22. When a star explodes, it's said to have gone ____________.
- 23. The most abundant element in the universe.
Down
- 1. When there are two suns at the center of a solar system, it is known as a ___________ system.
- 3. The planet in our solar system that spins "on its side".
- 4. The closest galaxy to ours is known as the '_____ ________ dwarf galaxy'.
- 5. One of the official names of our solar system, named after a scientist.
- 7. There is a theory which suggests that the universe started with a _______________ (2 words).
- 9. The constellation also known as "the hunter". (A hunter from Greek mythology.)
- 11. The planets ___________ around the sun.
- 13. In the context of astronomy, 'dwarf' means what?
- 15. The planet that shares a name with the roman god of war.
- 16. What do we call the study of space?
- 17. The ancient Egyption sun god.
- 20. A well of gravity from which not even light can escape.