Bailey M crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Nebula: A glowing shell of gas blown off by a dying, medium-sized star (like our Sun).
  2. 4. Cloud: A giant "nursery" of gas and dust in space where stars are born.
  3. 6. Flash: The sudden, explosive start of helium fusion in the core of a dying red giant star.
  4. 8. Cycle Fusion: A fast process massive stars use to turn hydrogen into helium using carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen as "helpers."
  5. 10. The process of creating new elements (like carbon or iron) by fusing smaller atoms together.
  6. 12. Pressure: Outward pressure caused by light (photons) hitting gas particles; common in very massive stars.
  7. 13. Chain Fusion: The slow process Sun-sized stars use to turn hydrogen into helium.
Down
  1. 1. Pressure: Outward pressure caused by the heat and movement of gas particles in the star's core.
  2. 3. Degeneracy Pressure: A quantum force that stops gravity from crushing White Dwarfs by preventing electrons from being squeezed too close together.
  3. 5. A "baby" star that is still gathering mass and heating up but hasn't started nuclear fusion yet.
  4. 6. Equilibrium: The perfect balance in a star where the inward pull of gravity exactly matches the outward push of pressure.
  5. 7. Hole: An object with gravity so strong that even light cannot escape; formed by the total collapse of the most massive stars.
  6. 9. Degeneracy Pressure: A much stronger force that stops gravity from crushing Neutron Stars by preventing neutrons from overlapping.
  7. 11. A massive stellar explosion that occurs when a high-mass star’s core collapses.