Galaxies Word Search

Words in the Galaxies word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

galaxy

Enormous group of stars, gas and dust held by gravity.

star

One of the billions of suns inside a galaxy.

milky way

The galaxy that holds the Sun and Earth.

spiral

Galaxy shape with curved arms winding outward.

space

Vast distances between galaxies, mostly empty.

cluster

Group of galaxies pulled together by gravity.

dust

Tiny grains that darken parts of a galaxy.

gas

Hydrogen and helium from which new stars form.

nebula

Bright cloud inside a galaxy where stars are born.

universe

Everything there is, containing all known galaxies.

andromeda

Nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.

elliptical

Smooth oval galaxy with mostly older stars.

irregular

Galaxy with no neat spiral or oval shape.

black hole

Massive object at many galaxy centers, trapping light.

halo

Faint round region of old stars around a galaxy.

supernova

Exploding star that can briefly outshine billions of others.

light year

Distance light travels in a year, about six trillion miles.

telescope

Tool that collects the faint glow of galaxies.

hubble

Telescope named for Edwin Hubble, who measured galaxy distances.

redshift

Stretched light showing a galaxy is moving away.

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