Astronomy Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Phases Changes in the Moon's position as it revolves around the Earth
  2. 5. Year Measures the distance to stars and galaxies in space
  3. 7. Made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars
  4. 8. Spinning of a planet on its axis
  5. 9. movement of an object in a circular or elliptic orbit around another object
Down
  1. 1. Outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere
  2. 2. Way The galaxy that we live in
  3. 3. Chunks of rock that burn up upon entering Earth's atmosphere
  4. 4. When a space object passes directly between two other objects
  5. 6. Dark spots in the photosphere