Space Exploration
what was the the 2nd spacecraft to visit Saturn?
The Voyager 1 Space Probe
The largest star in our solar system (major source of heat and light)
The Sun
what keeps the planets in orbit?
Gravitational Pull
Moons are also called natural satellites. True or False?
True
Describe the Spitzer Telescope
Was a machine that found Saturn's rings
what are frozen masses in space
comets
how does the moon effect Earth
tides,eclipses, orbit,ect.
the planets revolve around the sun due to it's mass and gravitational pull. True or False?
True
what observatory features four main telescope in one spacecraft?
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
describe a meteor
burning masses in earth's atmosphere
What was a benefit from Hubble Telescope
It can capture highly detailed images of space.
All objects with a significant mass have a significant amount of gravitational pull. True or False?
True
what was the first astronomical observatory placed into orbit around Earth with the ability to record images in wavelengths of lights
Hubble Telescope
Describe an asteroid
Rocky masses in orbit
what was one benefit from the voyager one?
One benefit was it helped scientists with understanding Saturn's rings,moon, and gravitational pull in a greater depth.
The movement of all celestial bodies in a solar system do not have a impact if they are in close enough proximity. True or False?
False
what did the Chandra X-Ray Observatory do?
It made high-resolution images of celestial X-ray sources
What is dust and gas
various particles and mainly hydrogen gas.
What does the Fermi-Gamma-Ray Telescope do?
finds gamma rays with 10 million to more than 300 billion times the energy of visible light.
The Spitzer Telescope was the first astronomical observatory placed into orbit around Earth. True or False?
False