Across
- 2. a huge ball of gas that gives out light and heat
- 3. a theory that an explosion created space and sent material flying out in all directions
- 5. the point when the Earth is farthest from the Sun
- 6. a rocky, irregular-shaped body that orbits the sun between Mars & Jupiter
- 9. the point in orbit when the Earth is closest to the Sun
- 10. the type of eclipse when the Earth is positioned between the Sun and the Moon
Down
- 1. a smaller spherical planet that orbits around the sun
- 2. the type of eclipse when the Moon is located between the Sun and the Earth
- 4. a huge collection of stars and other matter, gas, and cosmic dust
- 7. a collection of matter gathered in certain areas that form groups of galaxies
- 8. similar in size to an asteroid but are made up of a mix of rock and ice