Universe Studies Crosswords

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Across
  1. 6. The seventh planet from the sun, known for its unique sideways rotation.
  2. 9. The farthest dwarf planet.
  3. 11. The biggest dwarf planet, used to be the ninth planet.
  4. 13. A natural object from space that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up.
  5. 14. A young star that is still in the process of forming.
  6. 15. A rocky or metallic object that orbits the sun and is much smaller than a planet or dwarf planet.
  7. 16. The galaxy that contains our solar system.
Down
  1. 1. A cloud of gas and dust in space where new stars are born.
  2. 2. The queen of the asteroid belt.
  3. 3. The goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology, also the name of the second planet from the sun.
  4. 4. A region of space beyond the orbit of Neptune where many icy objects, including dwarf planets, are found.
  5. 5. A small piece of debris in space, often originating from a comet or asteroid.
  6. 7. A large explosion that occurs when a star reaches the end of its life cycle.
  7. 8. A dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, named after the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth
  8. 10. A small body of ice, rock, and dust in space that orbits the sun.
  9. 12. A shining ball of gases.