Astronomy Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: solstice : point in the path of the sun when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator, meteor : small body of matter in the solar system seen when it falls into earth's atmosphere where the heat friction causes it to glow brightly for a short time, tides : something that rises and falls, asteroid : one of thousands of small planets between mars and jupiter, comet : a bright heavenly body that develops a cloudy tail as it moves closer to the sun in its orbit, sunspots : one of the dark spots that appear form time to time on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope, resolution : process of changing to a simpler form, moon : the earth's natural satellite that shines by reflecting light from the sun, fusion : the act or process of melting or making fluid by heat, core : central of most important part, universe : all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc, solar wind : the continuous radiation of charged particles from the sun's surface, earth : planet we live on, planet : a heavenly body other than a comet, asteroid, or satellite that travels in orbit around the sun, axis : a straight line on which something rotates, rotation : act of rotating especially on an axis, eclipse : the total or partial hiding of a planet, star, or moon by another, milky way : broad band of light that stretches across the sky and is caused by the light of a very great number of faint stars, seasons : the four quarters that make up a year.