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!
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?
Which is the coldest planet in our solar system?
How many astronauts walked on the moon during each Apollo moon-landing?
How far does the Sun’s gravitational influence extend?
Who were the first two men to drive on the Moon?
IF YOU ATTEMPTED TO COUNT ALL THE STARS IN THE GALAXY AT A RATE OF ONE STAR PER SECOND HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE? (IN YEARS)?
WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE NAME OF THE CONSTELLATION URSA MAJOR?
WHICH PLANET OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM HAS ITS 27 MOONS NAMED AFTER CHARACTERS FROM THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AND ALEXANDER POPE?
What name is given to the shadow of the Earth on the Moon?
What is a constellation?
What name given to an autumn full moon in the northern hemisphere alludes to the brightness of the night sky that aids the shooting of migrating birds?
How much bigger is the sun than the earth?
What is the Latin name for the constellation that is commonly known as the Great Bear?
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