Astronomy
Try not to space out while you answer these Astronomy questions. Reach for the stars because this trivia is out of this world. If you planet carefully, you can totally rocket!
Which Yuri made the first human journey into space?
Which planet has the most moons?
A 1997 phenomenon, Hale-Bop was a type of what?
Which planet takes almost 30 Earth years to orbit the sun?
What comet was first sighted by the Chinese in 240 B.C.?
WHAT IS THE LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
WHAT ‘H’ GAVE HIS NAME TO A COMET?
WHICH IS THE NEAREST STAR TO OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
WHAT IS THE LATIN NAME FOR THE NORTH STAR?
Which planet is covered by clouds of sulphuric acid?
What are the three largest planets in the solar system?
J G Galle discovered it in 1846 – discovered what?
How far is the nearest black hole?
What planet’s 17th moon, discovered in 1999, was saddled with the designation S/1999J1?
When was the first Pioneer space probe launched?
How much would 100 pounds here on earth weigh on the moon?
What are cosmic rays?
WHICH TYPE OF FULL MOON FOLLOWS A HARVEST MOON?
WHAT ‘O’ IS WHERE ASTRONOMERS WORK?
WHAT IS THE FIRST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM ALPHABETICALLY?
WHAT ‘HC’ WAS LAST SEEN IN 1985?
Which planet is usually the furthest form the Sun, but sometimes is not?
What is the most distant object visible to the naked eye?
In 1995 astronaut Michael Foale was the first Briton to walk where?
What appropriately named spacecraft launched in 1972 has become the first artificial object to leave the solar system?
What’s the common nickname for Canada’s handy Remote Manipulator System for the International Space Station?
Which scientist located Pluto?
What is the Milky Way?
What was the name of two space probes launched in 1977 which sent back remarkable pictures of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
WHICH PLANET HAS THE GREAT RED SPOT IN ITS ATMOSPHERE?
WHICH PLANET POSSESSES THE GALILEAN SATELLITES?
WHAT ‘BH’ IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CREATED WHEN A STAR COLLAPSES?
WHICH US PROBE WAS SENT TO LAND ON MARS IN 1997?
What explosive cosmic event was seen with the naked eye in 1987, for the first time in 383 years?
Which planet is covered with frozen methane?
When is Halley’s comet expected to appear again?
John Glen, the first American to orbit earth, belonged to what national service?
What was the name of the first chimpanzee sent into space by America?
What planet has the strongest surface winds in the solar system?
Which type of celestial object emits bursts of energy at regular intervals?
What’s the only South American nation contributing to the International Space Station?
WHICH PLANET IS CALLED BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING STAR?
WHICH PLANET IS BETWEEN MARS AND SATURN IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
HOW MANY STARS MAKE UP ORION’S BELT?
WHAT IS A SEXTANT USED TO MEASURE?
Where might you find an aurora?
Which was the longest moon landing?
In astronomy, what is a white dwarf?
Where is the Hubble telescope situated?
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