Astronomy Crossword Puzzles

the moment when a rocket begins its ascent from the launch pad, the process of collecting and transmitting data from a spacecraft to earth, the …

event that serves as the foundation for the theory of our universe's origin (7), they appear to be moving away from each other, supporting the …

what planet has the diameter of 12,104 km, jupiter has 67 _ , what planet is 67.2 million miles from the sun, what planet has the diameter of 6787 km, …

the closest galaxy to the earth, the strongest material in the known universe, the largest zodiac constellation, and the 2nd largest constellation …

outer layer and largest part of the sun's atmosphere, two or more stars revolving, explanation for the beginning of the universe, lowest layer of …

known as the red planet, the inner planets are also known as _ planets, the second largest planet in the solar system, envelope of gases surrounding …

is called the "red planet" due to rust on its surface, rotates on its side, abbreviated am, planet with the most extreme temperature range, …

this type of motion occurs when planets appear to "wander" through the sky, head librarian at alexandria; calculated the circumference of …

when the moon fully blocks the sun, the amount of time it takes for the earth to revolve around the sun, when the moon is fully illuminated, the …

distance light can travel in a year, result of 2 objects rubbing together causing a slowing down, unit used to measure distance in space, branch of …

space traveller, a massive system of stars and planets, instrument to view distant celestial objects, the red planet, artificial object orbiting a …

this is dark during a lunar eclipse, getting smaller, the moon takes 27 days to _ around the earth, the quarter of the moon when it is light on the …

earth's _ is rich in nitrogen and oxygen and it is the only world known to harbor life, _ , our home planet, is the third planet from the sun, _ …

only star in the solar system, large mass of very hot gas, number of lunar months, minor bodies of ice, dust and rock, planet can be seen from earth, …

fear of the number 13, where is mission control located?, of or pertaining to the sun, of or pertaining to the earth, the flight director in houston, …

object is furthest from the sun, a cloud of dust and gas, a large collection of stars, gas, and dust that is held together by gravity, the inward …

_ 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon, apollo 11 had 2 separate _ , how many astronauts were on board?, the service module pilot …

when the star burns the last of its fuel, our sun is this type of star, when the stars neutrons are smashed together, the stage when the super nova …

the cloud of dust and gas that the solar system came from, the space a object takes up, the closest star to the solar system besides the sun, the …

made of material left over from supernovas, the stage of a star's life that is a huge explosion, the first stage of a star's life, and when …

sun centred universe, earth centred universe, proposed the earth centred universe, came up with a model of the universe that placed the sun at the …

point in the path of the sun when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator, small body of matter in the solar system seen when it falls into …

the lighter part of the shadow created by an eclipse, the first phase of the moon, it has no visible light, entire side of the moon is visible, when a …

the innermost planet, mercury is the smallest planet, mercury doesn't have any, how many earth days is one year on mercury, mercury has no-, …

a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape, the displacement of spectral lines toward longer …

another word for moon orbiting a planet, the spinning of a planet on its axis, axis tilted on its side, the largest planet, planets made mostly of …

growth in size or increase in amount, the name given to the first four outer planets: jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune, uranus, neptune (frozen …

immense star systems held together by mutual gravity of its member stars, nebula that contains dust which scatters light enough to become visible, the …

a luminous sphere of plasma producing energy by nuclear fusion, the star at the center of our solar system, a large body orbiting a star, a natural …

the region surrounding earth where the magnetic field dominates the behavior of charged particles, deflecting them from the solar wind, the magnetic …