Astronomy Crossword Puzzles

_ 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 _ , …

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 …

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 …

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 hypothesized for of energy, believed to be responsible for the universe's every increasing rate of expansion, a star formed from a cloud of …

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 …

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 …

a graph that plots stars organized by luminosity and by their temperature, a sphere made up of extremely hot gases, a cloud of gas and dust in outer …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

the sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit it, the scientific explanation for how the universe began with a massive explosion, …

us space traveler, russian space traveler, russian space program, us space program, father of us manned space program, russian satellite, chinese …

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, …

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 …

moon landing mission, probe exploring the outer solar system, space telescope for deep-space imaging, space shuttle disaster mission, rover on mars, …

_ 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 …

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 …

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 …

a large object that moves around a star, the layer of gases or air surrounding the earth or another planet, a piece of land surrounded by the sea, a …

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, …