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This space object is about 6 miles in diameter and is made of rock and ice. This space object sometimes has a “tail” when it nears the Sun

This object has a diameter of 1,455 miles. Does not contain all the criteria to be a planet and orbits a star.

This space object is made of billions of stars.

The totality of all matter and energy that exist in the vastness of space, whether known to human beings or not.

This space object is made of mostly gases, has a diameter of 60,000 miles, and emits no light.

Unit used to measure distance within our Solar System

This object revolves around another object that revolves around a star.

This object is made mostly of dust, hydrogen, and helium. It is either the remains of a “dead” star or a place where stars are “born” This object contains nebulas and solar systems.

This object is 300 miles long and is composed of rock and nickel. This space object is about 33 feet long and is composed of rock and metal.

This object is mostly spherical; it orbits a star, emits no light, and is made of rock and other minerals

Unit used to measure distance measure in space beyond our Solar System. Distance that light travels in a year.

Galaxy

Comet

Gas Planet

Moon

Asteroid

Dwarf Planet

Universe

Light Year

Astronomical Unit

Nebula

Rocky Planet