Planets
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What type of star is our sun?
Yellow Dwarf
What are the three types of galaxies?
Spiral, elliptical, irregular
What was Gallileo's first discovery?
Built the first telescope to find four new "stars" orbiting Jupiter (Jupiters moons)
Which planet is furthest from the sun?
Neptune
Is our sun considered a big or small star?
Small star
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Spiral galaxy
Who was the first person to go on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Which planet is known for its big red spot?
Jupiter
They live for shorter periods of time, unlike low mass stars who can live up to 10 trillion years
What is the supermassive black hole called in the center of our galaxy?
Sagittarius A
Who was the second man on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
How many gas giants are there?
Four
What is the name of the North star?
Polaris
When is it predicted that our galaxy will collide with another?
In about 5 billion years
Who discovered the cosmos?
Edwin Hubble
Which planet rotates in a clockwise direction?
Venus
How many stars does the Andromeda galaxy have?
1 trillion
What is the biggest galaxy we have found?
IC 1101
When were black holes (or the idea of them) discovered?
18th century