Stars & Galaxies Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. a gigantic explosion that occurs near the end of the life of some stars
  2. 5. occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light
  3. 8. the distance light travels in one year
  4. 10. a cloud of gas and dust in which new stars form
  5. 11. a huge system of stars, dust and gas held together by gravity
Down
  1. 1. occurs when Earth casts a shadow on the moon
  2. 2. a group of stars that forms a pattern
  3. 4. when parts of the sun's choromosphere erupt like a volcano, spewing a lot of energy into outer space
  4. 6. a point in space that has such a strong force of gravity that nothing within a certain distance of it can escape, not even light
  5. 7. gigantic ball of very hot gasses that give off electromagnetic radiation
  6. 9. a fiery ball of hot gasses with no hard surfaces, in the center of our Solar System