Galaxies

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Across
  1. 2. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
  2. 7. is a structure that consists of anywhere from hundreds to thousands of galaxies that are bound together by gravity
  3. 8. a famous astronomer that made his own telescope
  4. 9. a object used to view distant objects
  5. 13. a large galaxy closest to earth
  6. 14. a type of galaxy that has much older stars.
  7. 15. conclusions of galaxies that are farthest away move at a faster rate.
Down
  1. 1. a small icy object that releases gas when near the sun
  2. 3. small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun
  3. 4. distinct body of interstellar clouds which can consist of cosmic dust, hydrogen, and helium
  4. 5. billions of stars held together through gravity
  5. 6. A supernova is a powerful and luminous stellar explosion.
  6. 10. type of galaxies that consist of a flat, rotating disk containing stars, gas and dust,
  7. 11. a type of galaxy that looks like a glowing line with a dot in the middle
  8. 12. a type of galaxy that looks odd and has no particular shape