AstroWord #1

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Across
  1. 2. Type of star made almost entirely of neutrons.
  2. 5. The North Star, used for navigation.
  3. 7. A blue supergiant star in Orion.
  4. 8. Distance light travels in one year.
  5. 9. Cloud of gas and dust where stars are born.
  6. 10. Process that powers stars by combining hydrogen nuclei.
  7. 12. The brightest star in our night sky.
  8. 13. Constellation containing Betelgeuse and Rigel.
  9. 14. A small, dense star (white ____).
Down
  1. 1. A group of stars forming a pattern.
  2. 3. A red supergiant star in Orion.
  3. 4. A huge collection of stars bound by gravity.
  4. 6. Exploding death of a massive star.
  5. 11. A huge ball of gas shining due to nuclear fusion.
  6. 12. The star at the center of our Solar System.