Across
- 2. - large amount of gas and dust in space spread out in an immense in an immense volume.
- 4. - The explosion of a dying giant or a supergiant star.
- 7. - a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appear on plots of stellar color versus brightness.
- 8. - A very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature.
- 9. - A small very dense star that is typically the size of a planet.
- 10. - A contracting cloud of gas and dust; the earliest stage of a star’s life.
Down
- 1. - A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
- 3. A hypothetical stellar remnant, created when a white dwarf becomes sufficiently cool to no longer emit significant heat.
- 5. - Stars that are even smaller and denser than white dwarf stars.
- 6. - Very large stars at the near end of their lifespan.