Solar System
Stars
Constellations
Spacecraft
Planets
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It is made up of the Sun and 8 planets.

What is the Solar System?

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The official name of the star that Earth revolves around.
What is Sol?
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Orion
Who is the Hunter or what is the most famous winter constellation?
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This was the first spacecraft to land human beings on the Moon in 1969.
What is Apollo 11?
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The closest planet to the sun.
What is Mercury?
200
These are made up of rock and metal and they orbit between the planets.
What are asteroids?
200
Betelgeuse
What is the name of a Red Super Giant star in Orion?
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The Big Dipper
What is the constellation Ursa Major or The Big Bear?
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This spacecraft took pictures of one of the Solar System's largest asteroids.
What is NEAR?
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Known as the morning or evening star, even though it isn't a star at all.
What is Venus?
300
These are loose collections of rock and frozen gases that orbit between the planets.
What are Comets?
300
Sirius
What is the name of the brightest star in the northern sky?
300
Polaris
What is the name of star at the north pole or in the constellation Ursa Minor (Little Bear)?
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Opportunity and Sojourner
What are Mars Rovers?
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This is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the largest overall, bigger than all the other planets together.
What is Jupiter?
400
These bodies do not have their own light. They reflect sunlight.
What is a Planet or a Moon?
400
Light Year
What is the name of the unit of measure for the distance to stars or the distance light travels in one year.
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Examples are Aquarius, Sagittarius, Virgo, Taurus, and Libra.
What are the constellations of the Zodiac?
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Mars Phoenix
What is the name of the spacecraft that landed near the Polar Region of Mars?
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Known as the Ringed Planet, it is the sixth from the the Sun.
What is Saturn?
500
The centre of the Solar System.
What is the Sun?
500
4 to 5 billion years
What is the life span of star?
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The Big Dog includes the star Sirius.
What is the constellation Canis Major?
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Hubble and Kepler
What are the names of Space Telescopes named after two famous astronomers?
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This planet lies on its side, unlike any other planet.
What is Uranus?
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