Across
- 3. a region in space where gravity is so strong that light can't escape it
- 4. an instrument using optic magnification of objects in the sky
- 7. a dirty snowball comprised of ice and rock material traveling through space
- 9. theory concerning the origin of our universe
- 12. a bright massive ball of gas located within galaxies
- 14. a powerful and luminous stellar explosion
- 16. the study of the formation and composition of planets
- 17. neighboring galaxy to the milky way galaxy
- 18. a planet outside of our solar system
- 19. the universe as an ordered whole system
Down
- 1. a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
- 2. two stars that orbit each other
- 5. the distance light travels in one year
- 6. the galaxy we live in
- 8. a streak of light caused by small pieces of rock and debris entering earth's atmosphere
- 10. cloud of dust and gas where stars are born
- 11. everything that exists
- 13. a huge collection of gas, dust and billions of stars
- 15. the scientific study of celestial objects
- 16. a facility where the night sky is projected out of a dome
