Space and Astronomy

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Distant frozen body reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 (5)
• Red Planet fourth from the Sun with polar ice caps (4)
• Sudden stellar explosion causing a dramatic spike in brightness (4)
• Fundamental cosmic pull that keeps planets circling the Sun (7)
• Earth's natural satellite that goes through monthly phases (4)
• Bowl-shaped depression produced by a meteorite impact (6)
• Hottest planet in the solar system, covered in thick yellow clouds (5)

Down

• Uncrewed robotic craft sent to gather data from deep in the cosmos (5)
• Immense island of billions of stars, such as the Milky Way (6)
• Central star that supplies light and heat to our solar system (3)
• Space traveler certified to live and work beyond Earth (9)
• Massive gas giant known for its swirling Great Red Spot (7)
• Icy wanderer that sprouts a brilliant glowing tail near the Sun (5)
• Third world from the Sun and the only known haven for life (5)
• Luminous sphere of hot gas visible as a point of light at night (4)

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