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Explore the cosmos with this space-themed word search. The ten words below cover everything from the rocky debris of the asteroid belt to the ringed beauty of Saturn, making it a fun way to brush up on basic astronomy.
Words in This Puzzle
- Orbit
- The curved path an object in space follows around a star, planet, or moon because of gravity.
- Comet
- An icy body that releases gas and dust as it nears the sun, forming a glowing tail millions of miles long.
- Galaxy
- A massive collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter, all bound together by gravity.
- Planet
- A large celestial body that orbits a star and has cleared its orbital path of other debris.
- Rocket
- A vehicle powered by high-thrust engines that can escape Earth's gravity and travel into space.
- Saturn
- The sixth planet from the sun, famous for its spectacular system of icy, dusty rings.
- Meteor
- A streak of light seen when a small piece of space rock or dust burns up in Earth's atmosphere.
- Nebula
- A giant cloud of gas and dust in space, often a nursery where new stars are born.
- Asteroid
- A rocky object smaller than a planet, most of which orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- Astronaut
- A person trained to travel, live, and work in outer space aboard spacecraft or space stations.
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