The Milky Way

Space & Astronomy Medium 14 words 1 plays

Milky Way spiral galaxy with bright galactic center, dark dust lanes, and scattered star clusters.

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
DUST LANE
GALACTIC CORE
HALO
LIGHTYEAR
NEBULA
ORION ARM
SAGITTARIUSA
SOLAR SYSTEM
SPIRAL ARM
STAR

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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.

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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

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

The Milky Way

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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