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- 1. process by which protons in stars bypass the Coulomb barrier and fuse
- 3. "Heavy hydrogen" (1 proton and 1 neutron)
- 5. The name of the method to detect exoplanets based on small dips in the stellar light curve
- 7. Stars on the horizontal branch burn this element in their cores
- 10. The acronym for the first detector to measure gravitational waves
- 12. This poorly named type of nebula is formed when medium-mass stars are about to end their life
- 13. name for the colorful interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetic field
- 14. The name of the NASA mission that discovered many exoplanets between Earth and Neptune in size
- 16. The width of spectral lines is used to measure this property of stars
- 17. The full spectral class sequence from hot to cold (no spaces)
- 19. A low-density region in the universe large scale structure
- 20. This is a spherical component of the Milky Way consisting of really old stars
- 21. This is a type of dwarf galaxy somewhat similar to an elliptical but more diffuse
- 22. The densest areas in molecular clouds in which stars are directly born
- 23. This type of supernova is responsible for long-duration gamma ray bursts
- 24. spectral and luminosity class of the Sun (no spaces)
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- 2. This principle states that free fall is indistinguishable from zero gravity (deep space)
- 4. A special name of protostars with a disk and no envelope (no spaces)
- 6. This type of particle is the main contributor to the explosion of a massive star
- 8. This type of binary star is observed as two sets of spectral lines
- 9. class of particles with spin with 1/2 in it (1/2, 3/2, 5/2, etc.)
- 11. A rectangular region at the center of the Milky Way
- 15. This object is a rapidly rotating neutron star
- 18. This type of cluster is very dense and filled with really old stars
- 21. blurring of objects in telescopes on Earth due to atmospheric turbulence