Astronomy Crossword

The galaxy we live in.
Time of equal night and day.
Used to measure distances in space. The distance from the earth to the sun.
When earth’s shadow covers the moon, or when the moon covers the sun.
A vast collection of stars, gas, and dust.
A large, glowing cloud of gas in space. Latin for “cloud”
The longest and shortest days of the year.
The large explosion caused by a dying star.
The force that pulls objects towards eachother.
A loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles, typically with a long, narrow orbit.
Between the inner and outer planets, where lots of asteroids are found.
An imaginary pattern of stars in the sky.
An object whose gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
All of space and everything in it.
The distance light can travel in one year. About 9.5 million kilometers.