The Milky Way
| M | E | T | S | Y | S | R | A | L | O | S | A |
| O | R | O | R | I | O | N | A | R | M | S | S |
| G | O | D | E | R | H | N | N | L | U | T | S |
| J | C | O | U | H | E | E | D | I | Y | P | L |
| R | C | L | T | S | B | T | R | N | I | N | I |
| C | I | A | C | U | T | A | S | R | A | B | G |
| E | T | H | L | I | T | L | A | U | R | B | H |
| N | C | A | I | T | X | L | A | T | L | E | T |
| T | A | M | I | F | A | A | P | N | E | C | Y |
| E | L | G | A | R | V | A | H | O | E | I | E |
| R | A | Z | M | E | G | L | U | B | O | U | A |
| S | G | K | D | W | S | T | A | R | Q | R | R |
- BAND
- BULGE
- CENTER
- CLUSTER
- DUSTLANE
- GALACTICCORE
- HALO
- LIGHTYEAR
- NEBULA
- ORIONARM
- SAGITTARIUSA
- SOLARSYSTEM
- SPIRALARM
- STAR
Our home galaxy is a giant spiral, and this puzzle takes you from the galactic core out to the arms. Look for the bulge, the halo, dust lanes, and Sagittarius A, the black hole at the center. It's a fun add-on to any astronomy lesson. Play it in the browser or print a copy.