Across
- 2. The study of the physics of stars and the universe
- 6. The mass limit above which a white dwarf collapses
- 8. A sudden brightening of a star due to surface nuclear explosion
- 10. An incredibly luminous galactic nucleus powered by a black hole
- 13. The process by which stars forge elements in their cores
- 14. The diagram plotting star temperature against luminosity
- 15. A variable star used to measure cosmic distances
Down
- 1. The outer layer of the Suns atmosphere
- 3. The apparent shift in a stars position used to measure distance
- 4. Two stars orbiting a common centre of mass
- 5. A highly magnetised neutron star with enormous magnetic fields
- 7. A collapsed stellar core so dense light cannot escape
- 9. The visible surface layer of the Sun where light escapes into space
- 11. A star much larger and brighter than our Sun often red
- 12. A rapidly rotating neutron star emitting radio pulses