Across
- 4. a large cloud of gas and dust from which solar system bodies formed
- 6. a planet-sized, very dense, collapsed star
- 7. a galaxy having the visible form of a spiral
- 9. the natural attraction between physical bodies
- 11. a small mass of ice, gas, rocks, and dust revolving around the sun
- 13. the apparent change in the position of an object resulting from the change in direction from which it is viewed
- 14. the luminous phenomenon observed when a meteroid is heated by entry into the earth's atmosphere
- 15. the complete range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves
- 16. a collapsed star of extremely high density composed of almost entirely neutrons
- 21. a rare, extremely bright nova
- 23. a unified body of matter
- 24. any of the millions of swirling clouds of dust and hydrogen gas that eventually evolve into thermonuclear stars
- 25. a star of low temperature but with great luminosity
Down
- 1. any of a number of celestial objects that emit immense amount of light and often radio waves
- 2. any of several celestial objects emitting periodic, short intense bursts of kinds of waves
- 3. any of numerous solar system bodies that revolve around the sun
- 5. a numerical measure of the brightness of a star or planet
- 8. the intrinsic brightness of a celestial body
- 10. a diagram that shows the relationship between a stars temperature and luminosity
- 12. a tendency to remain in a fixed condition without change
- 17. an apparent grouping of stars in the sky
- 18. a system of two stars bound together by gravity
- 19. a massive star in the last phase of its evolution
- 20. the brightest star in the sky
- 22. the act of liquefying or melting