Solar System
What is Saturn?
This planet is known for its spectacular rings.
What is Sirius?
This is the brightest star in the night sky.
What is Sputnik 1?
This was the first artificial satellite launched into space (1957).
What is the Milky Way?
Our galaxy shares its name with a candy bar.
What is a meteor?
This term describes a "shooting star."
What is Mars?
This planet is known as the "Red Planet."
What is the Big Dipper (or Ursa Major)?
This group of stars looks like a big bear.
Who was Laika?
This was the first animal to orbit Earth (a dog).
What is Andromeda?
This is the closest galaxy to ours.
What is a solar eclipse?
This is when the Moon blocks the Sun.
What is Venus?
This planet is the hottest because of its thick clouds.
What is blue?
This is the color of the hottest stars.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
This is the name of NASA’s most famous telescope.
What is a galaxy?
This is the name for a huge group of stars, gas, and dust.
What is the universe?
This word means "everything that exists."
What is Uranus?
This planet spins on its side.
What is a supernova?
This is what happens when a star dies and explodes.
What is Apollo 11?
This is the name of the first moon landing mission.
What is gravity?
This is the force that pulls everything in space together.
What is a comet?
This is the name for a "dirty snowball" in space.
What is Earth?
This is the only planet with liquid water on its surface.
What is Proxima Centauri?
This is the closest star to Earth (after the Sun).
What is Perseverance?
This is the name of the rover exploring Mars right now.
What is a protostar?
This is the name for a "baby star."
What is the umbra?
This is the darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse.