This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Astronomy & Space has 23 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
equal to six trillion miles
apparent change in position of an object
the process in which hydrogen atoms join to form helium
its life span depends on its mass
spinning neutron star
a system of two stars in which one star revolves around the other
first stage of a star's life
located on sun's surface and can be larger than Earth
a massive and extremely remote celestial object
the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth is known as _______.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
The eruption that occurs when magnetic energy heats gases on the sun to millions of degrees Celsius
a device that breaks light into colors and produces an image of the resulting spectrum
also known as a star's luminosity
a graph used to find out if the temperature and the absolute brightness of stars are related
a large cloud of gas and dust spread out in an immensive volume
The blue-white core of a star that is left behind cools and becomes a _______.
after a ______, some of the material from the star expands into space.
an object with strong gravity that nothing can escape
the remain of a high-mass star
the process of building something up gradually by the gathering together of smaller pieces is called _______.
the amount of matter in an object
the relative mass of an object