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12 What’s left over after a supernova

9 A n unpredictable galaxy with a super-massive black hole at its center

6 T his Jupiter probe was named after the father of Astronomy

4 A huge squished ball of old stars

3 W hat’s left after a giant star has given it its all

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20 The only space object to ever wear corrective lenses

19 U p above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky

18 I t’s like a massive car accident that takes one billion years

17 L ive fast, die young, and go out with a bang—that’s my motto—

16 I’m the one who dated the Big Bang

14 The biggest explosion in the universe

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7 W e run rings around the object of our exploration

5 What, you thought we picked up the trash?

4 T he holy grail for astronomers looking for a place like home

15 F amous for my blazing tail, I come around every 75 years

13 I ’m boldly going where none have gone before

11 Twin explorers who have seen it all

10 Hello . . . is there anybody out there?

8 I ’m the most common star, but I’m too dim to see with the naked eye

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1 Like the famous bunny, we keep going, and going

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