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