Across
- 3. the universe's early growth spurt
- 7. collision leading to cosmic unions
- 10. space-warping mass
- 15. galaxies with unusually fast-forming stars; or, a fruity candy
- 16. twinkle, twinkle, little...
- 19. CMB
- 20. noisy remains of the Big Bang
- 21. up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom...
- 23. a star's explosive final act
- 24. theory of early cosmic harmony
- 25. red and blue shifts reveal this cosmic change in tune
- 26. opposite of a dwarf star
Down
- 1. a rocky wanderer in the solar system, sometimes mistaken for a shooting star
- 2. the galaxy's protective halo
- 4. a Marvel-ous hypothetical collection of parallel universes
- 5. ghostly particles that zip around unnoticed
- 6. theory of initial universal expansion,the Big...
- 8. baby stars are born in...
- 9. not redshift but...
- 11. cosmic yardstick for distances
- 12. famous telescope, and/or its astronomer namesake
- 13. ultra-compact cosmic remnants
- 14. when stars surrender to their own weight
- 17. galaxy we call home
- 18. pulsing neutron stars
- 22. tiny oscillating lines tying together all forces