Our place in space W1
Across
- 2. Type of galaxy; squashed circle
- 5. The force which brings two masses together
- 8. A gaseous or rocky satellite of a star
- 10. The outermost part of a galaxy
- 12. A group of galaxies which are pulled together by gravity
- 13. The part of the galaxy with the most gravity
- 14. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
- 16. A massive system containing billions of stars, planets, black holes, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
- 17. An indigenous constellation used for harvesting eggs at a particular time of year
- 18. The closest galaxy to the milky way
Down
- 1. The centre of a black hole
- 3. The stretching of matter into thin strips inside a black hole
- 4. The point of no return for a black hole
- 6. A collection of dust and gas which is contracting
- 7. An object with so much gravity not even light escapes
- 9. Spinning disc of gas and dust swirling around a black hole's event horizon
- 11. The distance which light travels in space over one year
- 14. The galaxy that contains the solar system
- 15. Type of galaxy - looks like snail shell