Across
- 2. the force that attracts a body
- 6. a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion
- 7. similar in size to Mars, which is believed to have collided with Earth around four and a half billion years ago.
- 8. the natural satellite of the earth
- 10. metal that you find in the ground
- 12. Explosion of matter
- 13. small particles of matter floating through space
- 14. a celestial body moving in an orbit around a star.S
- 15. a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
Down
- 1. all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.
- 3. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice
- 4. a large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star
- 5. A vast collection of matter held together by gravity.
- 9. Curved trajectory having another celestial body
- 11. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space
- 13. a fixed luminous point in the night sky
