Space Word Search
Launch countdowns, moon phases, distant galaxies, and the equipment our astronauts use to get the job done provide us with the space words hidden in our Space Word Search puzzles for kids. Just follow the letters from one corner to the next, and our next great adventure will begin!
Each Space Word Search puzzle page is available as a free printable PDF. We’ve created these files in standard US Letter size, and they should also print just fine on A4 paper. Just click the image or the PDF download button to open the file.
Free Printable Space Word Search Puzzles
On this page you’ll find 10 space themed word searches arranged from easy to hard, and you can find the word list for each puzzle next to its image below.
Rockets Word Search
Rockets are machines designed to overcome the Earth’s gravity by means of powerful engines, fuels and controlled thrust when launching them into space. This Rockets Word Search includes 12 words associated with the concept of rocketry and its launch.
Word List: rocket, launch, engine, fuel, booster, countdown, stage, nozzle, thrust, liftoff, rocketship, pad
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Satellites Word Search
Satellites are objects in space from which one can observe the Earth, make forecasts and observations and communicate with other objects in Earth orbit. This Satellites Word Search comprises more than 10 words associated with this notion.
Word List: satellite, orbit, antenna, signal, dish, camera, weather, gps, radio, solarpanel, relay, tracker
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Solar System Word Search
The solar system is a planetary system that consists of the Sun and other celestial bodies that orbit it, including planets and natural satellites. This Solar System Word Search has 12 words referring to this term.
Word List: sun, planet, moon, orbit, asteroid, comet, meteor, belt, gravity, eclipse, rocket, space
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Space Objects Word Search
Space Objects are both celestial bodies and artificial objects used by humans for exploring and observing the cosmos outside the Earth’s atmosphere. This Space Objects Word Search has words associated with outer space.
Word List: comet, asteroid, meteor, meteoroid, meteorite, dwarfplanet, satellite, spacecraft, probe, telescope, rover, capsule
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Stars Word Search
Stars are points of light visible in the night sky from the Earth, but they are part of a bigger system called a galaxy. This Stars Word Search has 12 words associated with this term.
Word List: star, night, shine, twinkle, nebula, supernova, cluster, giant, dwarf, light, galaxy, sparkle
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Sun Word Search
The Sun is a star with enormous energy at its disposal, from which the Earth and other planets receive light, heat and various forms of radiation. This Sun Word Search comprises more than 10 words associated with this term.
Word List: sun, solar, light, heat, flare, sunspot, corona, eclipse, rays, daylight, sunrise, sunset
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Astronauts Word Search
Astronauts are people who travel and work in outer space, but before doing this, they must go through training and have the necessary equipment. This Astronauts Word Search has 12 words associated with this notion.
Word List: astronaut, suit, helmet, rocket, shuttle, spacewalk, mission, launch, training, capsule, visor, tether
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Galaxies Word Search
Galaxies are huge collections of stars, gas, space dust and other celestial objects, which occupy a considerable place in the universe. Over ten words from this Word Search are associated with the term galaxy.
Word List: galaxy, milkyway, andromeda, spiral, elliptical, barred, stars, cluster, universe, cosmos, localgroup, quasar
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Moon Word Search
The Moon is the Earth’s natural satellite, which is associated with the tides, the night sky and reflects light from the Sun. This Moon Word Search has 12 words associated with the Earth’s satellite.
Word List: moon, crater, phase, crescent, gibbous, eclipse, orbit, tide, lunar, fullmoon, newmoon, moonlight
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Planets Word Search
Planets are astronomical objects that orbit stars, and some are visible to the naked eye, while children often learn about them from an early age. This Planets Word Search comprises 12 words associated with this term.
Word List: mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, pluto, planet
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