ACROSS 1 . The name of our galaxy 4 . A very small star 6 . The planet closest to Earth 9 . The " Red Planet " 10 . The planet closest to the Sun 11 . Number of stars in the Big Dipper 13 . The distance light travels in one year 17 . An instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer 19 . The spinning of the Earth on its axis 20 . Small rocky objects that revolve around the sun , mostly in the area between Mars and Jupiter
DOWN 2 . A scientist who studies stars and planets 3 . A star much larger than our sun 5 . A group of stars with a definite pattern or arrangement 7 . A star ' s brightness is called its ______. 8 . The largest planet in our solar system 12 . Another name for the North Star 14 . A large group of stars , gas and dust 15 . The movement of the Earth around the Sun 16 . The planet with rings 18 . A mass of material with a long tail that travels around the Sun
ACROSS 1 . The name of our galaxy 4 . A very small star 6 . The planet closest to Earth 9 . The " Red Planet " 10 . The planet closest to the Sun 11 . Number of stars in the Big Dipper 13 . The distance light travels in one year 17 . An instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer 19 . The spinning of the Earth on its axis 20 . Small rocky objects that revolve around the sun , mostly in the area between Mars and Jupiter
DOWN 2 . A scientist who studies stars and planets 3 . A star much larger than our sun 5 . A group of stars with a definite pattern or arrangement 7 . A star ' s brightness is called its ______. 8 . The largest planet in our solar system 12 . Another name for the North Star 14 . A large group of stars , gas and dust 15 . The movement of the Earth around the Sun 16 . The planet with rings 18 . A mass of material with a long tail that travels around the Sun