Planets
This planet is the smallest and closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
The Milky Way is this kind of galaxy.
What is a barred spiral galaxy?
This asterism is located near the north celestial pole and makes up the main part of the constellation Ursa Major.
What is the Big Dipper?
This man was one of the first to use telescopes for astronomical purposes, four moons of Jupiter were named after him.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This comet completes an orbit every 72-80 years.
What is Halley's Comet?
This planet is the second largest and has the most moons.
What is Saturn?
This galaxy is the one closest to us that isn't the Milky Way.
What is the Andromeda Galaxy?
This star is often used to find the celestial north pole.
What is Polaris?
This Russian satellite was launched on October 4th, 1957.
What is Sputnik?
This event occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow.
What is a lunar eclipse?
This planet is home to the largest shield volcano in the solar system.
What is Mars?
The Small Magellanic Cloud is this kind of galaxy.
What is an irregular galaxy?
This constellation is visible in the December sky and is known for having a 3-star asterism shaped like a belt.
What is Orion?
This man is known for discovering that the planets in the solar system have a slightly irregular orbit.(He also had a prosthetic nose)
Who is Tycho Brahe?
This is the largest moon to orbit Pluto.
What is Charon?
This planet has the fastest wind speeds in the solar system.
What is Neptune?
The black hole in the center of the Milky Way galaxy is named this.
What is Sagittarius A* ?
This pattern of stars is directly overhead on Halloween.
What are the Pleiades?
This is the date when the U.S landed on the moon for the first time.
What is July 20th, 1969?
This dwarf planet is known for being highly elongated due to its' orbit.
What is Haumea?
This planet was first mapped by the Magellan Orbiter.
What is Venus?
This phenomenon often occurs when a galaxy is suddenly compressed; rate of star formation is greatly increased.
What is a starburst galaxy?
Our sun is this type of star.
What is a yellow dwarf?(also accept 'G-type Main Sequence star')
This man proposed the current galaxy classification system, and it was eventually named after him.
Who is Edwin Hubble?
The Great Attractor sits at the center of this supercluster.
What is the Laniakea Supercluster?