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  1. 1. The distance that light can travel in one year
  2. 3. An imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole
  3. 5. planets that are found orbiting pulsars, or rapidly rotating neutron stars
  4. 7. A vast region of empty space between galaxy clusters and superclusters
  5. 9. A second full moon occurring in a month
  6. 10. Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
  7. 13. Most of the universe consists of this matter, which cannot be seen but can be detected by its gravitational effect
  8. 16. Goes around the earth
  9. 19. a large ball of gas in space that produces light
  10. 21. in our solar system
  11. 24. The curved path a celestial object takes around a star, moon, or planet
  12. 25. two large structures in gamma-rays above and below the Galactic center
  13. 26. The passage of a celestial body in front of a larger body or across the meridian
  14. 27. A rapidly spinning neutron star that emits radio waves
  15. 30. Also called failed stars, are large planets mainly made of gases like hydrogen and helium
  16. 32. a meteor that survives their passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground
  17. 35. a vehicle used for traveling or carrying things into space
  18. 39. The point above you is this.
  19. 41. The innermost and darkest part of a shadow cast by an illuminated body that blocks all light
  20. 42. Beautiful glowing lights in the sky at the North and South Pole
  21. 45. Bright ball of fire in the sky
  22. 46. A star that suddenly shines brightly for a few months due to a nuclear explosion before returning to its original state
  23. 47. A small rocky body that moves around the sun mainly between Mars and Jupiter
  24. 48. an unusual ring galaxy in the constellation of Serpens Capu
  25. 51. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it enter the earth's atmosphere
  26. 52. is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
  27. 54. Third planet from the sun
  28. 55. is a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun
  29. 57. A star that is always visible above the horizon, for example, the North Star
  30. 61. is a faint glow visible on the unlit side of the planet Venus in its crescent phase
  31. 62. is the innermost and third-largest of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter
  32. 64. A flight made by a spacecraft past an object for the purpose of observation
  33. 65. Sometimes referred to as a dirty snowball, it is a small mass of rock and ice that orbits the sun
  34. 66. This is a medium-sized star like the sun
  35. 67. A huge cool star near the end of its life that gives out a red light
  36. 68. Sixth planet from the sun
  37. 69. Opposite of White hole
  38. 70. The area around a star where conditions are right to sustain life
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  1. 2. This is an extremely large collection of stars that extends over billions of light-years
  2. 4. A small cool star that is less bright than the sun
  3. 5. Was formally a planet but now is a Dwarf Planet
  4. 6. A planet that orbits a star outside the Earth’s solar system
  5. 8. is a triple-star system with a combined apparent magnitude of 1.77
  6. 11. An object that is sent into space and revolves around the Earth or another planet for the purpose of gathering information or communication.
  7. 12. Two stars that revolve around a common center of gravity
  8. 14. a number of meteors that appear to radiate from one point in the sky at a particular date each year, due to the earth's regularly passing through a field of particles at that position in its orbit
  9. 15. Found in remote areas of the universe, this massive, exceptionally bright celestial object gives out incredible amounts of energy and is said to be powered by a black hole
  10. 17. An apparent change in a celestial object’s position when viewed from two different angles. Scientists use it to measure the distances of stars from the Earth.
  11. 18. second planet from the sun
  12. 20. fourth planet from the sun
  13. 22. This giant cloud of dust and gas in space contains the raw materials stars are made of
  14. 23. Makemake is the second-brightest object in the Kuiper Belt as seen from Earth
  15. 25. A sudden burst of energy from a star like the sun
  16. 28. a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles
  17. 29. A small, dim dying star that has collapsed to roughly the size of the earth
  18. 31. Seventh planet from the sun
  19. 33. A violent explosion that occurs upon the death of a star
  20. 34. The portion of our galaxy that orbits the sun
  21. 36. takes its name from the long antenna-like "arms" extending far out from the nuclei of the two galaxies
  22. 37. Opposite of Black hole
  23. 38. first planet near the sun
  24. 40. fifth planet from the sun
  25. 43. is a galaxy with a circle-like appearance
  26. 44. An object that is like a small planet but does not fit the description of a planet
  27. 46. Eighth planet from the sun
  28. 49. transient radio pulse of length ranging from a fraction of a millisecond to 3 seconds
  29. 50. An imaginary belt in the sky that contains the 12 of these symbols
  30. 53. A rock from space that enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns away as a streak of light. We also call it a shooting star
  31. 56. The most common kind of galaxy in the universe, it contains only a few million stars
  32. 58. The spinning of a celestial body around its central axis
  33. 59. spiral-shaped galaxy that holds our solar system
  34. 60. A phenomenon caused by the Earth passing between the sun and a full moon
  35. 63. is the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years of Earth
  36. 68. Name of crossword