Year 5 VD 4.2.

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Across
  1. 5. Anything that happens or exists between stars.
  2. 8. A huge explosion that happens when a star dies.
  3. 11. To do with the force that pulls objects toward each other, like Earth pulling us down.
  4. 12. Anything related to the Sun.
Down
  1. 1. Scientists who study stars, planets, and space.
  2. 2. A group of stars that form a picture or pattern in the night sky.
  3. 3. The slight lean of the Earth that causes seasons.
  4. 4. When a spacecraft passes close to a planet or object without landing.
  5. 6. A place where scientists study the sky using telescopes.
  6. 7. A giant cloud of gas and dust in space where stars can form.
  7. 9. An imaginary line that the Earth spins around.
  8. 10. Objects that orbit a planet; some are natural like the Moon, others are man-made.