Across
- 3. a celestial object of very small radius (typically 30 km) and very high density, composed predominantly of closely packed neutrons.
- 6. a large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium
- 7. a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year
- 9. fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
- 10. a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
- 11. a darkening of the moon caused by its entering the earth's shadow.
- 12. a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
- 13. a theoretical boundary around a black hole beyond which no light or other radiation can escape.
Down
- 1. luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass in a late phase of stellar evolution
- 2. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star
- 4. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- 5. a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune
- 8. a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass.
