OTHER SPACE NEWS
Wildcard
Name That Constellation
True or False
Zodiacs
100
The name of the rover that landed on Mars.
Answer: Perseverance.
100
PUN ALERT:
How do you plan a space party?
Answer: You planet!
100
Name this constellation.
Answer: Orion
100
THIS IS URSA MAJOR.
Answer: False.
This is Ursa Major:
100
This constellation is the name of the twins.
What is Gemini?
200
What is this?
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a. A galaxy.
b. A black hole.
c. A star.
Answer: b. A black hole.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22349019/black-hole-photo-event-horizon-telescope-m87
2021:
2019:
200
There is a nebula right below Orion's belt. What is it called?
Answer: Orion's Nebula
200
The name of this constellation.
Answer: Leo the Lion
200
This is Aries.
Answer: False.
This is Cancer, the crab.
Can also be viewed like this:
200
TRUE OR FALSE: This is Virgo, the lady.
Answer: True.
300
Share space news that you have heard of lately.
300
How do you find Polaris (The North Star)?
a. Polaris is exactly opposite of Ursa Major is the night sky.
b. Polaris is the star in the end of the Little Dipper handle.
c. It is the brightest star in Ursa Minor.
Answer(s): a. Polaris is the star in the end of the Little Dipper handle AND b. It is the brightest star in Ursa Minor.
300
What constellation is this?
a. Pegasus
b. Pisces
c. Bootes
Answer: b. Pisces
300
Neptune is the oldest planet.
Answer: False. Jupiter is the oldest planet.
300
What Zodiac is 'the Archer'?
a. Capricorn
b. Aquarius
c. Sagittarius
Answer: c. Sagittarius.
400
The name of the Astroid that Earth is now safe from for 100+ years.
a. Apophis
b. Adonia
c. Adrastos
400
How many stars can you see with your naked eye?
(MAXIMUM)
a. 1223 - 2360 stars.
b. 3,700 - 4,550 stars.
c. 5,600 - 6,000 stars.
Answer: b. 3,700 - 4,550
In this scenario, the total number of visible stars worldwide is 9096. We can only see half the sky, or celestial sphere, at a time, so the maximum number of stars you would see at any one time with the naked eye ranges between 3,700 and 4,550.
400
What is this kite-shaped constellation?
a. Bootes
b. Cancer
c. Taurus
Answer: a. Bootes
400
Ursa Minor is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
Answer: False. Ursa Minor is in the Northern Hemisphere.
400
The name of this constellation.
HINT: It's a balance.
Answer: Libra
500
Hubble has reccently seen changes in ________ on Saturn?
HINT: Look at the difference between these three images.
Credits: NASA/ESA/STScI/A. Simon/R. Roth
Answer: Changing seasons.
https://www.technology.org/2021/03/19/hubble-sees-changing-seasons-on-saturn/
500
What is the 'Vomit Comet'?
Answer: A plane that stimulates Zero-Gravity.
500
Name this constellation.
HINT: It is a dragon.
Answer: Draco.
500
Astronauts weigh the same on other planets as they do on Earth.
Answer: False.
500
*WARNING*
HARD QUESTION!
What is the rarest constellation?
HINT: It was originally in the true zodiac, as the 13th one, but was removed by ancient Babylonians in order to align the number of signs to the number of months in a year.
ANSWER: OPHIUCHUS