Across
- 2. the process or result of joining two or more distinct things into a single, unified entity
- 4. a massive, glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust in outer space.
- 5. the invisible force of attraction between any two objects that have mass or energy
- 8. dwarf the hot, dense leftover core of a dead star.
- 10. system our home planetary system
- 13. one celestial body, such as a planet or moon, passes into the shadow of another or is temporarily obscured from view
- 14. small icy bodies in the solar system composed of dust, rock, and frozen gases
- 15. a very young, developing celestial body in the earliest phase of stellar evolution
Down
- 1. a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter
- 3. the curved trajectory of an object under the influence of an attracting force
- 6. a rocky, metallic, or icy minor planet that orbits the Sun
- 7. a temporary, massive outburst in a binary star system that causes a previously dim star to suddenly appear incredibly bright
- 9. patterns of stars in the night sky
- 11. giant a dying star in the late stages of stellar evolution
- 12. dwarf a white dwarf that has completely cooled down
