This type of thermal radiation almost uniformly covers the entire observable universe.
What is the Cosmic Radiation Background?
100
This process converts Hydrogen into Helium in the star's core.
What is fusion?
100
This easily recognized asterism is made of the three stars Altinak, Alnilam, and Mintaka.
What is Orion's Belt.
100
Since Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, this is how many people have walked on the moon as well to this day.
What is 12?
100
Wesley Crusher was the Ensen for this Star Trek series.
What is The Next Generation?
200
Measuring the scale of the universe the distance between stars is incredibly large. If scaled down to the size of a small ball the nearest star could be several states away. On the other hand the closest galaxy would be located in this area.
What is the same room?
200
This upper upper limit, calculated to be roughly 1.4 Solar masses, of a star's mass sets the point in which the star can become a white dwarf after it nearly reaches the end of it's life.
What is the Chandrasekhar Limit?
200
This constellation is the 13th in the zodiac and is not recognized as an astrological sign.
What is Ophiuchis.
200
This man was the first person to be in space ever.
Who is Major Yuri Gagarin?
200
This is the name of the alien that joined the SG-1 team in the show Stargate SG-1.
Who is Te'alc?
300
This event is used to more accurately measure the distance to extremely far away galaxies.
What is a Type 1A Supernova?
300
Occurring every 11 years, this cycle is measured by observing the frequency and placement of sunspots on the sun's surface.
What is the Solar Cycle?
300
This is the total number of official constellations.
What is 88.
300
She was the first American woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
300
This was the original occupation of Bruce Willis' character in the movie "Armageddon".
What is oil driller?
400
This region in our galaxy is where a Supermassive black hole is suspected to reside.
What is Sagittarius A*?
400
This massive burst of solar wind and magnetic fields rising above the solar corona and out into space consists of plasma made of protons and electrons with some heavier elements. It is associated with major disturbances in the coronal magnetic field.
What is a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)?
400
These 3 stars make up the summer triangle.
What are Vega, Altair, and Deneb?
400
These two men are often called the "Father of Modern Rocketry.
Who is Herman Oberth and Robert H. Goddard?
400
This British t.v. show was named after a type of star.
What is Red Dwarf?
500
This one physical characteristic is what defines the difference between radio loud and radio quiet AGN.
What is the orientation to Earth?
500
This issue in modern heliophysics where the surface of the sun is 6000K while it's atmosphere is 1MK, defying the second law of thermodynamics.
What is the coronal heating problem?
500
This is the letter that the most constellation names start with.
What is A?
500
This was the first unmanned spacecraft to reach the surface of the moon.
What is Luna 2?
500
Abbreviated T.A.R.D.I.S. in the T.V. series Dr. Who.