Across
- 2. -how many stars are in the universe?
- 4. -French astronomer who identified some of the first galaxies to be seen.
- 7. -One hundred thousand million stars are in the?
- 9. -A galaxy that does not have distinct regular shape.
- 10. what happens when a galaxy dies?
- 11. -elliptical galaxy
- 14. - telescope that has helped astronomers discover more information on galaxies, and help scientists know how galaxies and planets are formed.
- 15. a spiral galaxy with a central bar shaped structure that contains stars.
- 16. -a galaxy with a smooth shape, looking featureless.
- 19. irregular galaxy
- 20. flat rotating disk that contains stars, gas, and dust, and a central concentration of stars.
Down
- 1. how old is the milky way?
- 3. -barred spiral galaxy
- 5. the closest galaxy to the milky way
- 6. American astronomer who proved that objects in the sky were to be clouds of dust and gas.
- 8. Most galaxies have this at the center of them.
- 12. what percentage of the galaxy is seen with the naked eye?
- 13. -spiral galaxy
- 17. –galaxies whose gravitational fields result in a disturbance of one another.
- 18. - what is the main thing galaxies are named after?
