The Solar System and Beyond Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: stellar : of or relating to the stars, universe : everything that exists, including objects and energy, throughout time and space, solar eclipse : a blocking of the sun's light that happens when earth passes through the moon's shadow, lunar eclipse : a situation that occurs when earth, the sun, and the moon are in a straight line and earth's shadow falls across the moon, solstice : a moment in the year when the sun's apparent path is farthest north or south from the earth's equator, asteroid : one of many small, rocky objects between mars and jupiter, elliptical galaxy : galaxies that are shaped like ellipses.(stretched circles), land telescope : an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear closer, space telescope : an astronomical telescope that operates in space by remote control, to avoid interference by the earth's atmosphere, revolution : one complete trip of one object around another object, spiral galaxy : the stars, gas and dust are gathered in spiral arms that spread outward from the galaxy's center, solar system : consists of the sun and everything that orbits, or travels around the sun, irregular galaxy : a galaxy that does not have a clearly defined shape and structure, meteoroid : a chunk of rock or metal from space that falls through the atmosphere, or layer of gases, surrounding earth, comet : a mixture of ice, frozen gases, rock, and dust left over from the formation of the solar system, axis : a real or imaginary line on which something rotates, rotation : a complete spin on an axis, constellation : a group of stars, latitude : distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees up to 90, equinox : occurs when the position of the sun is exactly over the equator, star chart : a chart showing the positions of the stars in a region of the sky.