Astronomy Crossword Puzzles

the furthest planet from the sun, our galaxy name, it takes 28 day to go round the earth, the planet with visible rings, this gives neptune it's …

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

who are known for their knowledge in astronomy, device used for seeing faraway objects, written document used to represent the positions and movements …

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 …

earth's only natural satellite, the force that holds stars in a galaxy together, the time it takes light to reach earth from the sun, a measure …

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

spiral galaxies are usually the _ , the force holding a galaxy together, a spiral galaxy contains both _ and old stars, this galaxy has very little …

pluto is this type of planet, clyde tombaugh's job, pluto was discovered in nineteen _ , antonym of predictable, synonym for motivating, about _ …

a set that includes a star and all of the matter that orbits it, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other objects, rocks floating around …

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

natural satellite; ours is called luna, extended shell of icy objects that exists in the outermost region of the solar system, 8 in our solar system, …

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 …

supernova remnant, first object in messier's catalog, m31, our nearest spiral galaxy neighbor, m45, visible to the naked eye, m57, glowing …

what is saturn's most spectacular feature?, jupiter has how many moons?, neptune has what that produces more energy than the planet receives from …

the moon block the light from the sun reaching the earth (order s.m.e.), the earth block the light from the sun reaching the moon (order s.e.m.), the …

of or relating to the stars, everything that exists, including objects and energy, throughout time and space, a blocking of the sun's light that …

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 …

things in motion tend to stay in motion, it takes the earth a full year to do complete this motion, a shooting star headed towards the earth, …

an object that has gravity so strong that even light can't escape it, a group of millions or billions of stars and planetary systems which are …

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 …

this causes the light emitted by a meteor, comets in the kuiper belt circle the sun in the same _ as our planets, the part of a comet made of water …

a star located at the end of the handle of the little dipper, in the constellation ursa minor, northern hemisphere is tilted toward sun, one of the …

_ 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 …

this large planet is surrounded by rings of rocks and debris, the closest star, this planet is named after the roman god of the sea, named after the …

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

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 …

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 …

greek for light, constellation that means bull, visible layer of sun during an eclipse, the dog star, constellation that means hunter, center of the …

the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.crater : a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite, the glowing …

_ is a gas giant planet that is smaller than jupiter but larger than neptune, all but two planets in the solar system have a natural satellite, or _ , …