Across
- 2. An irregularly shaped cluster that contains fewer than 1000 galaxies, many spiral, and no giant ellipticals.
- 6. spiral like
- 8. theory that larger galaxies eat smaller galaxies.
- 9. A bright blue galaxy in which many new stars are forming, thought to be caused by collisions between galaxies.
- 11. The cluster of about 40 nearby galaxies of which our Milky Way Galaxy is a member.
- 13. A galaxy that emits radio energy from two regions (lobes) located on opposite sides of the galaxy.
- 14. A long strand of gas, dust, and stars drawn out of a galaxy interacting gravitationally with another galaxy.
- 15. An otherwise normal spiral -galaxy with an unusually bright, small core that fluctuates in brightness; thought to indicate the core is erupting.
Down
- 1. The theory that double radio lobes are produced by pairs of jets emitted in opposite directions from the centers of active galaxies.
- 3. In radio astronomy, a bright spot in a radio lobe.
- 4. A cluster containing more than 1000 galaxies, mostly elliptical, scattered over a volume about 3 in diameter.
- 5. The central energy source of an active galaxy.
- 7. A galaxy that resembles a ring around a bright nucleus; thought to be the result of a head-on collision of two galaxies.
- 10. A galaxy that is a source of excess radiation, usually radio waves, X-rays, gamma-rays, or some combination.
- 12. A galaxy that is a strong source of radio signals.