east of Taurus; contains
Betelgeuse and Rigel (5)
4 | | The second smallest planet and the
farthest known from the sun; has
the most elliptical orbit of all
the planets (5) |
7 | | Any star around which a planetary
system evolves (3) |
8 | | A state or condition markedly
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different from the norm (10)
9 | | (astronomy) a relatively small
extraterrestrial body consisting
of a frozen mass that travels
around the sun in a highly
elliptical orbit (5) |
10 | | active galactic nuclei
(abbreviation). A class of
galaxies which spew massive
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amounts of energy from their
centers, far more than ordinary
galaxies. Many astronomers believe
supermassive black holes may lie
at the center of these galaxies
and power their explosive energy
output. (3)
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