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Astronomy offers an expansive and awe-inspiring landscape for crossword puzzles, featuring a stellar vocabulary of celestial bodies, scientific principles, and space exploration milestones. From "nebulae" and "supernovae" to planetary names and famous observatories, this topic provides a universe of clever clue possibilities. Constructors can create puzzles that are both educational and wonder-inducing, appealing to star-gazers and science enthusiasts eager to explore the depths of their cosmic knowledge.
Crossword clues used in astronomy puzzles, with answers and links to play.
“The hero holding the head of Medusa”
PERSEUS (7)
“The sea monster sent to devour Andromeda”
CETUS (5)
“The crab sent to distract Hercules”
CANCER (6)
“The poop deck of the giant ship Argo Navis”
PUPPIS (6)
“First word in the names of the celestial Major and Minor bears”
URSA (4)
“The scorpion that killed Orion”
SCORPIUS (8)
“Zodiac bull containing the Pleiades cluster”
TAURUS (6)
“The boastful queen forming a distinctive W in the northern sky”
CASSIOPEIA (10)
“Zodiac twins represented by Castor and Pollux”
GEMINI (6)
“Nemean beast of the zodiac”
LEO (3)
“The crane, a southern constellation”
GRUS (4)
“Half-man, half-horse constellation of the southern sky”
CENTAURUS (9)
“The ram with the golden fleece”
ARIES (5)
“Southern constellation representing the bird of paradise”
APUS (4)
“The star at the center of our solar system.”
SUN (3)
“The Latin name for the Moon.”
LUNA (4)
“Relating to the sun”
SOLAR (5)
“A luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity”
STAR (4)
“The imaginary line around which a planet rotates.”
AXIS (4)
“A cupbearer larger than the swiftest planet”
GANYMEDE (8)
“Saturns moon that wears a thick orange shroud”
TITAN (5)
“A nursery of stars made of gas and dust”
NEBULA (6)
“A small harp constellation with a bright Vega”
LYRA (4)
“A peaceful station that fell into the Pacific”
MIR (3)
“The smaller dread circling a war god”
DEIMOS (6)
“The Pole who stopped the sun and moved the earth”
COPERNICUS (10)
“A bowl-shaped scar from a space impact”
CRATER (6)
“A Russian union that remains a reliable taxi to the stars”
SOYUZ (5)
“A war god seeing red in the night sky”
MARS (4)
“A falling star that burns in the air”
METEOR (6)
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