Astronomy Crossword Puzzles

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 …

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 …

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

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

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 …

a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft, this dwarf planet was previously a part of our solar system, the name of an object used to help us …

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 path an object takes as it moves around something, when a planet spins on its axis, a rock from space that burns in earth’s atmosphere, when one …

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

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

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 …

of the three astronauts, whose spacesuit looked the most different, saturn v is this, mission control is in this city, the astronauts brought back _ …

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, …

an event in which the shadow of one celestial falls on another, a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet, the change in the sunlit …

the largest planet, smallest planet, blue gas giant, home of the giant red spot, share orbit with jupiter, evening star, home of crushing atmosphere, …

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

the vehicle developed by spacex for mars missions, the propulsion technology nasa is developing to reach mars faster, the space agency with expertise …

what word did neil armstrong describe the surface of the moon with?, how many days did apollo 11 take to get to the moon?, where did neil armstrong go …

an imaginary line from the north pole to the south pole that the earth spins on, an oval or egg shape; the shape of earth’s orbit around the sun, …

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 …

_ disk - diffuse material orbiting around a central body such as a protostar, a young star, a neutron star or a black hole. , a measure of the amount …

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-, …

the bright star defining canis minor the little dog, one of the twin stars of gemini along with castor, this red star marks the eye of the bull known …

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 …

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 …

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, _ …

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 …

has a mass of only between 1.35 and about 2.1 times that of our sun, it is 60,000 times smaller than the sun, "failed stars", which form …