Galactic Crossword
Across
- 2. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light
- 3. a celestial body
- 5. the process of where something changes throughout time through characteristics
- 10. a galaxy type that has a ellipsoidal shape with a smooth smear-like image, looking blurry
- 15. the sun
- 16. a star system
- 17. a galaxy type with spiral arms that curve out from a dense central region that rotates
- 18. dust from space that exists in space or falls onto the Earth
- 19. where all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy reside
- 20. a powerful and luminous stellar explosion from when a star collapses
Down
- 1. another way to refer to spacial objects
- 4. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust
- 6. the galaxy we live in
- 7. the system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including Earth and 7 other planets
- 8. the birthplace of stars
- 9. particles that do not absorb, reflect, or emit light and are unable to be seen
- 11. a galaxy type that doesn't fit into any of the other galaxy categories
- 12. study of celestial bodies
- 13. the neighbor of the Milky Way
- 14. a galaxy type with unusual size, shape, or composition