Milky Way Galaxy

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Across
  1. 2. The region surrounding a black hole from which nothing can escape.
  2. 6. The name of our galaxy's neighbouring galaxy.
  3. 10. A bright, star-like object that emits intense bursts of radio waves.
  4. 12. The centre of the Milky Way Galaxy, believed to contain a supermassive black hole.
  5. 14. The distance that light travels in one year, used to measure astronomical distances.
  6. 15. The name of the mission that provided detailed mapping of the Milky Way's stars.
  7. 16. A large group of stars held together by gravity.
Down
  1. 1. The region between stars in the Milky Way.
  2. 3. The spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy where our Solar System is located.
  3. 4. A small, dense object composed mostly of neutrons, formed from the remnants of a massive star.
  4. 5. The outermost layer of a star, characterised by the emission of visible light.
  5. 7. A cloud of gas and dust in space where new stars are formed.
  6. 8. A massive, compact object with extremely strong gravitational forces, formed from the remnants of a massive star.
  7. 9. The process by which smaller galaxies are pulled apart and absorbed by a larger galaxy.
  8. 11. The galaxy that contains our Solar System.
  9. 13. A cloud of gas and dust in space, typically illuminated by nearby stars.