Late Greats
He improved the telescope, embraced the Copernican theory and published The Starry Messenger in 1610
Who is Galileo?
an event characterized by an intense burst of energy or massive explosion scientist believe led to the formation of the universe
What is the Big Bang theory?
On the Black Panther soundtrack performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
What is All the Stars?
energy that is transmitted through space as a wave
What is electromagnetic (EM) radiation?
Sir Isaac Newton built this using curved mirrors to focus light and so created the first reflecting telescopes
What are reflector telescopes?
he is considered the Father of Geometry
Who is Euclid?
*Bonus Double Points* states that the farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us
What is Hubble's Law?
Stars that are grouped closely together
What are star systems?
traveling at a speed of approximately 300,000,000 meters per second (670,000,000 miles per hour)
What is the speed of light?
the moon orbits the earth as a natural _____
What is satellite?
the first to propose a heliocentric universe, in which the Sun occupied the center of the solar syste
Who is Aristarchus?
"In a galaxy far, far away ..." the opening phrase that sets the scene indicating the story takes place in a distant, fantastical realm beyond Earth
What is Star Wars?
*Bonus Double Points* groups of up to a few thousand stars that are loosely held together by gravity
What are Open Clusters?
the adventures of the Robinsons, a pioneering family of space colonists who struggle to survive in the depths of space.
What is Lost in Space?
_____ is the force pushing a rocket in one direction
What is thrust?
the banks of the Nile in this city provided an excellent place to grow papyrus, a plant that could be made into paper.
What is Alexandria?
a science fiction television series, but we know it as that 80% of the universe that emits no electromagnetic radiation, that we know exists because its gravity affects the motion of objects around it
What is dark matter?
they appear as a rotating disk of stars and dust, with a bulge in the middle
What are spiral galaxies?
*Double Bonus Points* measures the number of wavelengths that pass a given point every second
What is frequency?
a space vehicle that is reusable, able to carry large pieces of equipment which may include satellites, space telescopes, or sections of a space station
What is a space shuttle?
He proposed that the Sun and the moon revolve around the Earth, allowing the Earth to remain the center of the universe while the other planets revolved around the sun.
Who is Tycho Brahe?
Edwin Hubble Figure below discovered this in his telescope which was over 2 million light years away
What is the Andromeda Nebula?
A system of two stars orbiting each other
What is a binary star?
some very cool stars emit mostly in this wavelength
What is infrared?
*Triple Points* An Elton John classic song from 1972 about an astronaut
What is Rocket Man?