Lives of Stars
Space Probes
Galaxies
Planet Mythology
Solar System Moons
100
When massive stars die, they explode in huge explosions called ___________
Supernova
100
The first artificial satellite launched by humans
Sputnik
100
The shape of our Milky Way galaxy. (What type is it?)
Spiral or Barred Spiral
100
This planet is named after the God of War, Ares.
Mars
100
The official name for Earth's Moon
Luna
200
When the sun dies, it will not explode but become a _____ _______
White Dwarf
200
The first artificial satellite launched by the USA
Explorer 1
200
The galaxy that will collide with the Milky Way in ~4-5 billion years
Andromeda Galaxy
200
Aphrodite (The Goddess of Love and Beauty) is the alter ego of this planet
Venus
200
This moon is about the same size as its planet, Pluto. (Although Pluto isn't a planet)
Charon
300
After a star explodes, it creates beautiful clouds of gas called __________
Nebula
300
Twin space probes launched in 1977
Voyager
300
These often lie at the center of galaxies, including ours.
Black holes
300
Poseidon, the God of the Sea, is represented by what planet. (hint: the Sea is blue, what planets are blue?)
Neptune
300
This moon of Saturn has a methane cycle very similar to the water cycle on Earth
Titan
400
The name for a ball of gas, before it actually ignites into a star
Proto-star
400
Pair of probes that launched in 1975 and landed on Mars
Viking I and II
400
Miniature (or Dwarf) galaxies that orbit around the Milky Way
Small and Large Magellanic Clouds
400
Jupiter is the king of the planets, so what God does Jupiter embody?
Zeus
400
This moon of Jupiter is believed to have a giant liquid water ocean beneath its icy surface.
Europa
500
If a star is big enough when it dies, it may actually create a ______ ________
Black Hole
500
A detachment of the Cassini Probe called _________ landed on Saturn's moon Titan.
Huygens Probe
500
The name for this shape/type of galaxy.
Lenticular (lens-like) also called S0.
500
Pluto (not actually a planet), represents this God.
Hades, the God of the Underworld.
500
Mars has only two planets, Phobos and ________
Deimos
