supernova
|
a very dense star made up of neutrons |
implosion
|
the point at the center of a black hole |
escape velocity
|
the shrinking of a star caused by the pull of its own gravity |
binary system
|
the speed at which an object must travel to escape the gravitational pull
of another object |
singularity
|
an explosion of a star that causes the star to shine a
million times brighter than before |
Universe
|
a process where atoms are joined and tremendous amounts of
energy are released |
accretion disk
|
two objects in orbit around each other |
nuclear fusion
|
the huge space that contains all the matter and energy in
existence |
neutron star
|
a spiral of gas that can surround a black hole |
event horizon
|
the spherical distance surrounding a black hole out of
which nothing can escape |
