Across
- 2. The speed at which an object must travel to escape the gravitational pull of another object
- 6. The spherical distance surrounding a black hole out of which nothing can escape
- 10. The huge space that contains all matter and energy in existence
- 12. A process where atoms are joined and tremendous amounts of energy are released
- 14. The kinds of stars that form black holes
- 15. What makes black holes so strong
- 18. Critical radius at which the escape speed of an object would equal the speed of light and the object can no longer be seen
- 19. Two objects in orbit around each other
- 20. A place in space where gravity pulls so much, that not even light can escape
Down
- 1. Self luminous celestial body of gas
- 3. Exploding star
- 4. The mass of a neutron star exceeds 3 solar masses, equivalent to this white dwarf
- 5. What element is hydrogen fusing into in the center of a star?
- 7. A very dense star made up of neutrons
- 8. What element starts the life cycle of a star?
- 9. The shrinking of a star caused by the pull of its own gravity
- 11. The point at the center of a black hole
- 13. Breakdown of the center of the star
- 16. A spiral of gas that can surround a black hole
- 17. Cannot be created or destroyed