crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. A star that suddenly blooms brighter.
  2. 4. The Milky Way’s foggy nursery.
  3. 5. Extrasolar.
  4. 7. World.
  5. 9. Of the Sun, by the Sun, for the Sun.
  6. 11. I ferry minds beyond the sky, with wings of metal and tanks of fire.
  7. 14. A messenger that has left the Sun’s family behind.
  8. 15. Orbiter.
Down
  1. 1. I’m a traveler with a shining tail, seen only when I visit the Sun.
  2. 2. Dusty and red, I’m fourth in line at roll call.
  3. 6. Earth’s polar curtains of light.
  4. 8. Attraction.
  5. 10. Even light can’t escape my grasp.
  6. 12. Boosters.
  7. 13. Our blue home wrapped in air and water.