Comets and Asteroids Crossword Puzzle

About the Comets and Asteroids Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers small bodies in the solar system, from icy comets and their glowing tails to rocky asteroids and near-Earth objects. Look for names such as Halley, Bennu, Vesta, and Apophis, plus terms like nucleus, orbit, and impact crater. It suits space enthusiasts, science students, and anyone curious about the objects that travel around the Sun.

This crossword draws on 45 clues about Comets and Asteroids. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Near-Earth body due for a notable 2029 flyby (7 letters)
• •Hazy envelope surrounding an icy body's central solid (4 letters)
• •Stream of solid grains pushed away from the Sun (8 letters)
• •Bright 1997 visitor visible to the unaided eye (8 letters)
• •Collision of a space rock with a larger body (6 letters)
• •Main-belt body named for the Roman queen of the gods (4 letters)
• •Solid central part of an icy visitor (7 letters)
• •Metal-rich body targeted by a NASA mission launched in 2023 (6 letters)

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