Galactic Crossword

3. 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
4. a galaxy type that has a ellipsoidal shape with a smooth smear-like image, looking blurry
6. the system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including Earth and 7 other planets
8. a galaxy type that doesn't fit into any of the other galaxy categories
10. the birthplace of stars
13. a galaxy type with unusual size, shape, or composition
17. a powerful and luminous stellar explosion from when a star collapses
18. dust from space that exists in space or falls onto the Earth

1. another way to refer to spacial objects
2. particles that do not absorb, reflect, or emit light and are unable to be seen
5. the process of where something changes throughout time through characteristics
6. a galaxy type with spiral arms that curve out from a dense central region that rotates
7. the galaxy we live in
9. where all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy reside
11. the sun
12. a star system
13. a celestial body
14. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust
15. study of celestial bodies
16. the neighbor of the Milky Way