Space Breakout Puzzle

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3. Small rocky or metallic objects that orbit the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
7. The common name for a natural light display in Earth's northern region caused by the interaction of charged particles from the Sun with the Earth's magnetic field, creating colorful, dancing lights in the sky.
8. A vast collection of stars, planetary systems, gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity, forming a distinct structure within the universe.
9. A celestial object composed of dust, rock, and ice that orbits a star and displays a characteristic tail when it approaches the star.
12. A powerful explosion that occurs when a star reaches the end of its life cycle, briefly outshining an entire galaxy.
13. A massive star in the late stages of its evolution, characterized by its enormous size and reddish appearance.
14. A small, dense, and dim remnant of a star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and is cooling down.
18. It's the only planet with a reliable supply of liquid water.
19. The total amount of energy radiated by a celestial object, such as a star, per unit of time.
22. The scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena in the universe, such as stars, planets, galaxies, and cosmic events.
24. A sudden and intense burst of energy and radiation from the Sun's surface, often accompanied by solar storms.
25. A luminous celestial object primarily composed of hydrogen and helium that emits light and heat through nuclear fusion, which occurs in its core, providing the energy that sustains it.
26. Often called a "shooting star" this rock burns up in Earth's atmosphere
28. This planet's retrograde rotation gives it unusual sunrise and sunset directions.
31. A fragment of rock and metal that survives its journey through Earth's atmosphere and reaches the planet's surface.
33. A large, looping structure of hot, glowing gas that extends from the Sun's surface into its outer atmosphere.
34. The curved path followed by an object as it revolves around another, often due to gravitational attraction.

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1. A large celestial body that orbits a star (typically a sun), is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbital path of other debris.
2. A super-dense remnant of a massive star's core left behind after a supernova, primarily composed of neutrons.
4. Dark, cooler areas on the Sun's surface caused by intense magnetic activity and associated with lower temperatures.
5. An extremely compact and gravitationally intense region in space where nothing, not even light, can escape its pull due to the immense gravitational force.
6. Home to Olympus Mons, the solar system's largest volcano.
10. The measure of an object's brightness as observed from a specific vantage point, typically from Earth.
11. The intrinsic brightness of a celestial object, especially stars, as observed from a standard distance of 10 parsecs.
15. This planet boasts the solar system's fastest winds, reaching up to 1,500 mph.
16. An object that orbits a larger celestial body, such as a natural moon orbiting a planet or an artificial satellite in Earth's orbit.
17. A vast cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars and planetary systems.
20. It rains diamonds on this gas giant due to the immense pressure and carbon-rich atmosphere.
21. Known as the "sideways planet" for its extreme axial tilt of about 98 degrees, causing unique and extreme seasons.
23. Extreme temperatures make this planet the hottest and coldest in the solar system.
27. A late-stage star in which hydrogen fusion has ceased in its core, causing it to expand and become reddish in color.
29. The entirety of space, time, matter, and energy that encompasses all galaxies, stars, planets, and everything in existence.
30. This gas giant is famous for the Great Red Spot.
32. A young, developing star in the early stages of its formation, characterized by gravitational contraction and nuclear fusion initiation.