The Big Bang
The current age of the universe, according to the Big Bang Theory.
What is 13.8 billion years old?
a form of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it detectable only through its gravitational effects
What is dark matter?
The brightest star in the night sky, it’s part of the constellation Canis Major.
What is Sirius?
The famous space telescope named after Edwin.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
The hottest planet in our solar system.
What is Venus?
The period of rapid expansion after the Big Bang.
What is inflation?
gravitational pull of dark matter is essential for shaping these massive cosmic structures and holding them together
What are galaxies?
This constellation, resembling a hunter, is notable for its belt of three bright stars.
What is Orion?
The space telescope that is the size of a full tennis court and 3 stories high.
What is the James Webb Space Telescope?
What is Jupiter?
The feature of the universe that caused the formation of stars and other large-scale structures.
What is the nonuniform distribution of gas?
dark matter particles interact with themselves through “dark force” and explains dark matter halos
What is self-interacting dark matter (SIDM)?
This winter constellation contains the "Dog Star," Sirius, the brightest star in the sky.
What is Canis Major?
The telescope that photographed the first picture of a black hole in galaxy M87.
What is the Event Horizon Telescope?
One of the two theories about the cause of Uranus' tilt.
What is the Collision Theory / the Moon Theory?
The period in which electrons combined with protons to create early atoms.
mission by the European Space Agency, launched in 2023, aims to map the universe in 3D to study dark matter and dark energy
What is the Euclid Mission?
This small constellation near the celestial pole is shaped like a little bear.
What is Ursa Minor?
The country in which the telescope is said to be invented.
What is The Netherlands?
The four Galilean moons.
What are Ganymede, Europa, Io, and Callisto?
The three major problems that inflation solves.
What are the flatness problem, the horizon problem, and the monopole problem.
theorized lightweight particles could explain dark matter and address the lack of CP violation in the strong force
What are axions?
The point directly above an observer’s head in the night sky is called this.
What is the zenith?
The astronomer that discovered Pluto using the 13'' Lawrence Lowell Telescope.
Who was Clyde Tombaugh?
The cause of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter.
What are compounds that appear red under UV light?