Astronomy Crossword

A meteorite which is stony
An imaginary straigth line on which an object rotates
A star made up of two stars orbiting each other
Region of space having a rvitational fireld so intense that no matter or radiation can escape
A group or stars or galaxies which are held together by their common gravity
A grouping of stars which have been given names by ancient astronomers because of the way they look.
When our view of one object in the sky is blocked by another object or the Earth's shadow.
The outermost part of the Earth's atmosphere.
Beautiful eruptions in the outer part of the Sun's atmosphere.
A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity.
When the Moon is more than half full, but less than completely full.
Mercury and Venus which lie closer to the Sun than the Earth
A region of the Earth's atmosphere.
The distance which a ray of light would travel in one year. This is about 6,000,000,000,000 (6 trillion) miles.
A shooting star, observed when a particle of dust enters into the Earth's atmosphere.
An object from Outer Space, such as a rock, that falls into the Earth and lands on its surface.