Across
- 3. Certain specific wavelengths within a spectrum shown as lines
- 4. A star’s total energy output per second
- 6. The event that may have triggered the expansion of the universe
- 7. The theory that describes how stars and planets form
- 9. A small, dim, hot star
- 10. The small group of galaxies that include our galaxy the Milky Way
- 11. A form of energy that makes up almost three quarters of the universe that increases the expansion of the universe
- 12. The surface layer of the sun
- 14. A massive explosion in which the entire outer portion of a star is blown off
- 15. An optical instrument that produces a spectrum from a narrow beam of light
- 18. The process of energy production in which hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium nuclei
- 20. A graph that compares the properties of stars
- 22. A star that is so dense that only neutrons can exist in its core
- 23. An area of strong magnetic fields on the photosphere of the sun
- 24. A vast cloud of gas and dust
- 25. The most abundant invisible form of matter in the universe
Down
- 1. The study of the universe
- 2. The radiation left over from the big bang
- 5. A large cluster of 4 to 25 clusters of galaxies
- 7. A stream of fast moving charged particles produced by the sun
- 8. A narrow band of stars on the H-R diagram
- 11. The change in frequency of a light or sound source due to its motion relative to an observer
- 13. A celestial body made of hot gases
- 16. A collection of up to 50 to 1000 stars
- 17. A hot, condensed object at the center of a nebula
- 19. A huge collection of stars, planets, gas, and dust all held together by gravitational forces
- 21. A collection of stars held together by gravity