Planets and Moons
What planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What star is at the center of our solar system?
The sun
What space agency runs most U.S. missions?
NASA
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
What sci-fi franchise features planets like Tatooine and the Death Star?
Star Wars
Which planet has the most visible rings?
Saturn
What galaxy do we live in?
The Milky Way
What was the name of the first Moon landing mission?
Apollo 11
How long does light take to reach Earth from the Sun?
8 minutes
What 2014 movie shows a black hole called Gargantua and time dilation near it?
Interstellar
Which planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”?
Mars
What is the explosion called when a massive star dies?
Supernova
What space telescope launched in 2021 to look deeper into space than Hubble?
James Webb Space Telescope
What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
300,000 km per second
What Marvel character is a talking tree from outer space?
Groot
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What do you call a giant group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity?
Galaxy
What Mars rover landed in 2021 to search for ancient life?
Perseverance
What is the name for the redshift effect caused by galaxies moving away?
Doppler Effect
What is the name of the 1969 song by David Bowie about an astronaut?
Space Oddity
Which moon of Jupiter is believed to have a subsurface ocean?
Europa
What is the closest star system to Earth (besides the Sun)?
Alpha Centauri
What is the farthest-traveled human-made object?
Voyager 1
What famous equation did Einstein create that links energy and mass?
E = mc²
What company launched a Tesla Roadster into space on a Falcon Heavy rocket?
Space X