Astronomy Crossword Puzzles

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 …

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 contest between the usa and the soviet union to see which country would be the first to conquer space, one of the two americans who first walked …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

_ 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

greek philosopher that believed in the geocentric model of the solar system, egyptian mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who wrote the …

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

to compare the advantages and disadvantages of a situation or issue, to travel a long distance to search for or discover something, an object that …

a large portion of the universe's mass and energy, term to describe the uniform expansion of the universe, rapid expansion of the universe, the …