Across
- 5. - A very bright eruption on a star
- 7. - A meteor that reaches the surface of the earth
- 8. - the name of the galaxy our solar system is in
- 9. - A group of stars with a recognizable pattern
- 10. - A relatively small rock in a regular orbit around the sun
- 11. - A core of ice in a regular orbit around the sun
- 12. - A temporary flare-up in brightness of a star
Down
- 1. - A region in the sky that contains stars
- 2. - Contains millions of chunks of rock in a regular orbit around the sun
- 3. - The distance light travels in one year
- 4. - Rock or other debris pulled from space into earth’s atmosphere by gravity
- 6. - A cloud of gas and dust in space
- 8. - A small particle of rock or other debris in space