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Universe, galaxies, stars, planets, comets, black holes, ... |
| This is a crossword about astronomy. All clues and answers are space related. |
| 1 | The type of galaxy in which we live. (6) | ||
| 3 | Closest star to the Earth. (3) | ||
| 4 | Closest planet to the sun. (7) | ||
| 7 | Red supergiant star in the consellation of Orion. (10) | ||
| 9 | Hypothetical comet zone 1 light year from the sun. (4,5) | ||
| 11 | The planets of our solar system have their mean orbit in this plane. (8) | ||
| 14 | An interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen and plasma. (6) | ||
| 15 | The brightest star in the night sky. (6) | ||
| 16 | Fiery moon of jupiter. (2) | ||
| 17 | Brightest star in the constellation of Auriga. (7) | ||
| 19 | This mirrored telescope views the universe from orbit. (6) | ||
| 20 | Beyond this there is no escape from a black hole's gravity. (5,7) | ||
| 24 | Stellar magnitude & colour diagram. 2nd word. (7) | ||
| 25 | A stellar explosion. (9) | ||
| 27 | Stellar magnitude & colour diagram. 1st word. (11) |
| 1 | Black holes at galactic centres are thought to be this. (12) | ||
| 2 | Rotating neutron star; emits electromagnetic radiation. (6) | ||
| 4 | Large & small satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. (10) | ||
| 5 | A planet not bound to any star is said to be this. (5) | ||
| 6 | Moon's closest approach to the Earth. (7) | ||
| 8 | Cosmic background radiation is this type of EMR. (9) | ||
| 10 | Theoretical particles which can travel faster than light. (8) | ||
| 12 | Outermost layer of the sun. (6) | ||
| 13 | A hypothetical short cut through space and time. (8) | ||
| 15 | Stream of charged particles ejected from the sun. (5,4) | ||
| 18 | The pole star. (7) | ||
| 21 | Icy moon of Jupier. (6) | ||
| 22 | The most abundant element in the sun. (8) | ||
| 23 | Name for the Doppler effect on light of receding objects. (8) | ||
| 26 | Brightest object in the sky other than sun and moon. (5) |
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