Across
- 2. A cloud of gas and dust in space, often a site of star formation.
- 5. The obscuring of one celestial body by another.
- 7. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
- 8. The curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon.
- 10. A massive system of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity.
Down
- 1. A streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid entering Earth's atmosphere.
- 3. A small rocky body orbiting the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt.
- 4. A powerful explosion of a star at the end of its life cycle.
- 6. The distance light travels in one year, used to measure astronomical distances
- 9. Hole A region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape it.