Stars

4. anything that takes up space and has weight
5. a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the sky
8. pair of stars spaced closely together
11. formed when a giant massive star dies
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16. Moon, a rare event that usually happens when we see two full moons in a single calendar month
18. a pair of stars that orbit each other
21. a giant, glowing ball of superhot gas in space that makes its own light and heat
23. the star in our solar system
24. the instance of one object in space blocking another from view

1. the closest star to Earth other than the sun
2. an invisible pulling force that brings objects toward each other
3. a large explosion that takes place at the end of a star's life
6. determines the color of a star
7. a collection of billions of stars, dust, gas that is held together by gravity
9. the highest or farthest point something reaches. In space science, it describes the exact moment in an orbit (like the Moon or a satellite going around Earth) when it is physically farthest away from our planet
10. the building block for stars, water, and life
12. a river of stars seen in the night sky
13. name of the north star
14. a strong, rapid increase in the brightness of a star
17. the distance light travels in one year
19. a giant, glowing cloud of dust and gas floating in deep space
20. the planets orbit the sun in a stretched-out, oval circle
22. stars die when they run out of it