cosmic crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. The United States government agency responsible for civil space exploration, aeronautics research, and space science.
  2. 3. The Philippine national agency responsible for weather forecasting, flood warnings, and astronomical services.
  3. 5. Scattered fragments left behind along a comet's orbit
  4. 6. Icy body whose debris trail often causes meteor showers
  5. 9. A major annual meteor shower occurring every August, caused by debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle.
  6. 10. Repeating path a comet follows around the Sun
Down
  1. 2. Layer of gases surrounding Earth where meteors ignite
  2. 4. A bright annual meteor shower occurring every December, caused by debris from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon.
  3. 7. Point in the sky from which a meteor shower appears to originate
  4. 8. Streak of light made by a meteoroid burning up in Earth's atmosphere