Black Hole Crossword
Across
- 2. The minimum speed needed to escape the pull of an object
- 4. Center of a black hole where density is practically infinite
- 5. Irregular flashes of bright light that generate more energy than a supernova
- 9. A disk of matter that forms around black holes
- 10. Maximum limit of mass a white dwarf can have and remain stable
- 13. One of two outcomes for dying high mass stars typically of the smaller ones
- 14. The other outcome for supernovas, generally for the much larger stars
- 15. Type of neutron star when the magnetic field is extremely strong
Down
- 1. The massive release of energy from a high mass star leading to a black hole or neutron star
- 3. Type of radiation believed to emit from black holes
- 6. Radius of a black hole where its escape velocity is equal to the speed of light
- 7. The concept of time slowing down when looking at a black hole from the outside
- 8. Energy emissions in the form of violent eruptions that make the star much brighter for a few seconds
- 11. Point of no return for a black hole
- 12. Object in space that emits a pattern of flashes every few seconds like a pulse