Aerospace Engineering
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Name all of the planets in our solar system.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
A rock from space that passes into Earth's atmosphere is called:
A meteor
What is the start of the universe called?
the Big Bang
What happens to matter as it approaches a black hole?
Spaghettification
How many Artemis missions will there be?
3
Name one of Jupiter's moons
Some examples: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Metis, Euridome, Kale, Carpo.
The first four are known as the Gallilean moons, discovered in 1610 by Gallileo.
What is the brightest star in the night sky (to the naked eye)?
Sirius
what is the geometric shape of the universe?
flat
How many orbits has the Hubble Space Telescope made around Earth?
hint: its a range
Over 195,000
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen
What does our solar system revolve around?
A supermassive black hole
How does a main sequence star generate energy?
By converting hydrogen to helium
what do astrophysicists think is outside of the Universe?
literally nothing
What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?
42
What was the first living thing in space?
fruit flies
The outermost atmosphere of the Sun, can be seen during a solar eclipse.
Corona
3
What is the force that's expanding the universe?
dark energy
Which calendar is a purely lunar calendar?
Islamic calendar
What was the name of the first dog that the Soviet Union sent into outer space (and never retrieved)?
Laika
How many planets in our solar system have rings?
Double points if you can name which one(s).
Four: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which type of galaxies are stars usually formed in?
Spiral galaxies
Is the universe getting bigger?
No, rather, it is expanding within itself, so that the galaxies within are becoming farther apart and the fabric of spacetime itself is expanding or stretching.
What danish astronomer had a fake nose?
Tycho Brahe
Fun fact: He died from his bladder bursting after he was too polite to relieve himself during a dinner party.