1. an area with a hard surface and
supporting equipment from which
spacecraft are launched
6. the second planet from the sun
8. a person who flies into outer space
9. any of thousands of usu.
irregularly shaped heavenly bodies
10. a cigar-shaped missile used to
destroy military targets or to
launch space vehicles
11. the moon when fully lit by the sun
so that it appears completely round
13. the fourth planet in the solar
system, between Earth and Jupiter
14. the Sun, Earth, eight other
planets, moons, comets, etc., that
move around the sun
17. a vehicle that flies in space
19. the natural satellite that orbits
earth
20. the partial or complete blocking
out of one object when another
passes in front
23. a small body of matter from outer
space that burns up when it enters
the earth's atmosphere
24. the seventh planet from the sun
25. a spacecraft
26. a path in space followed by a
planet, moon, or spacecraft
27. related to a moon, esp. the earth's
28. planet we live on
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2. a grouping of stars that looks
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like an animal or other thing 3. the science of outer space, of heavenly bodies, and related phenomena 4. related to astronomy 5. the closest planet to the sun 7. a vehicle that carries astronauts into space in order to do research and gather information 8. a scientist who studies heavenly |
bodies and outer space 12. Unidentified Flying Object, a space vehicle from another planet 15. the area of a spaceship where people live and work 16. a fast-moving heavenly body with a solid head surrounded by a glowing cloud of gases that circles the sun 17. the star around which the Earth and other planets revolve and draw |
light, heat, and energy 18. an optical instrument used to make distant objects seem larger 21. in the earth's solar system, the ninth planet farthest from the sun 22. the fifth planet from the sun 25. a bright, hot ball of gas in the sky, the closest one being our sun, and the others seen at night as dots of light |