Galaxies and the Universe
What is the name of the Galaxy we reside in?
The Milky Way Galaxy
What is Cosmology?
The science of the origin and development of the universe.
T or F: NASA put the first satellite in space.
False. The Soviet Union did it first with Sputnik.
T or F: The Chinese Space Agency was the first to land something on the far side of the moon.
True
Give 1 reason why traveling between the stars (by creatures like us) is difficult?
Huge distances, Harmful radiation to our DNA, Lack of resources for food and energy
What is at the center of our galaxy?
A supermassive black hole
Which formed first: hydrogen nuclei or hydrogen atoms?
Hydrogen (has 1 proton)
(A Helium Nucleus contains 2 protons when 2 Hydrogen Nuclei collide)
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What was the name of the first satellite ever put in space by the USSR?
Sputnik
What is astrobiology?
The study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and ultimate fate of life in the universe
What is Sagittarius A*?
It is the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
What is the name of the "energy" that is causing the Universe's expansion to accelerate?
Dark Energy
How many total humans walked on the moon?
12
What was the name of the first dog in space?
Laika
What is one of the main ingredients scientists look for that is required for life as we know it?
LIQUID WATER
(also Carbon)
What do we call the invisible mystery that contains most of the mass of our Galaxy?
Dark Matter
What is the name of the theory that says the expansion of the Universe will slow down and then implode on itself?
The Big Crunch
How many space shuttles existed that were made for the Space Shuttle Program?
5
Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Endeavor and Atlantis.
True or False: The International Space Station is the first space station.
False. Sky Lab and Mir came earlier.
Name any of the moons in our solar system we believe can possibly contain microbial life.
Enceladus, Titan, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede
What will be the long-term future of our Galaxy?
It will most likely collide and merge with the Andromeda Galaxy.
What is the name of the earliest light that we now can detect almost everywhere around us all the time?
The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
What was the name of the first big NASA Project that first put an American in space? (Hint: It's named after a planet)
Project Mercury
The Huygens probe, built by the ESA, landed on which moon in our solar system?
Titan (moon of Saturn)
What does SETI stand for?
Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence