Across
- 3. group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
- 4. "The Lion" constellation of a lion
- 9. the brightness of a star from a standard distance of 10 parsecs
- 11. galaxy shape that is a splat
- 13. idea that 6,000 years ago, nothing but God existed, then He spoke everything into existing in 6 days
- 15. galaxy shape like an oval
Down
- 1. the brightness of a star as seen from Earth
- 2. "The Hunter" constellation that has three stars in a "belt"
- 4. distance light can travel in a year
- 5. LAW that states that things should become less organized over time; the gradual decline into disorder
- 6. galaxy shape that can be barred; has a center with "arms" curving outward
- 7. theory that 13.8 billion years ago, there was nothing, then all the matter and energy in the universe was combined in a small, dense ball, then it exploded to make the universe
- 8. "Twins" constellation of two brothers
- 10. Woman, mythological queen and mother of Andromeda
- 12. "Big Bear" constellation that contains the big dipper
- 14. a large, barred spiral galaxy in which our solar system is located, as well as billions of other stars, planets, moons, and other space objects