Other Objects in the Solar System
This object is made of ice and rock, and it has a tail.
What is a comet?
The unit we measure distance in when determining a star's location.
What is a light year?
It contains the Big Dipper.
What is Ursa Major?
First man to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Placed in orbit by the space shuttle, this telescope has given us incredible phots of the universe.
What is the Hubble telescope?
These are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
What are asteroids?
An exploding star.
What is a supernova?
It contains the North Star, and is sometimes called the Little Bear.
What is Ursa Minor?
Second man to walk on the moon.
Who is Buzz Aldrin?
This a base in space where people from all over the world can do experiments, and some stay there for over a year.
What is the ISS?
These objects are made of rock, and when it enters the atmosphere, its name is changed, and if it hits the ground, its name is changed again.
What is a meteor?
Although theoretical, scientists believe these contain so much gravity that light cannot escape.
What is a black hole?
He is the great hunter who was stung by a scorpion.
Who is Orion the Hunter?
First American in space.
Who is Alan Shepard?
This telescope was just placed into space in the 2020s, and already it has given us amazing photos of the univers.
What is the Webb telescope?
The largest asteroid.
What is Ceres?
When a star cools, it becomes much larger and becomes one of these.
What is a red giant/super red giant?
This constellation resembles a ram?
What is Aries?
First human in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This was the first object ever put into space during the Cold War.
What is Sputnik?
This comet appears every 72-80 years, with an average return time of about 76 years.
What is Halley's Comet?
The place where stars form, it includes ionized gases like hydrogen, and dust clouds.
What is a nebula?
She was the queen of Egypt.
Who is Cassiopeia?
The first American to orbit the Earth, he did it seven times.
Who is John Glenn?
What is Pioneer 10?