The Night Sky Crossword Puzzle

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The Night Sky Crossword Puzzle

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  • moon : earth's only natural satellite.
  • gravity : the force that holds stars in a galaxy together.
  • eight minutes : the time it takes light to reach earth from the sun.
  • light time : a measure of distance based on how far light travels.
  • telescope : a tool used to observe the night sky
  • large : andromeda is the nearest _ galaxy to the milky way.
  • naked eye : how people used to observe the night sky before technology
  • stars : a giant ball of hot gases that emits light and is found in galaxies
  • satellite : a man-made object that orbits earth.
  • exoplanet : a planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
  • light year : the distance light travels in one year.
  • galaxy : a huge collection of stars held together by gravity.
  • speed : the _ of light is 300 000 km/s.
  • sun : the star at the center of our solar system.
  • milky way : the galaxy that contains our solar system.