Eclipses
When is April 8th?
What is Super Mario Galaxy 2?
Produced by Stanley Kubrick, this hoax was viewed live by over 600 million people in 1969.
What is the moon landing?
This dwarf galaxy and its small counterpart are the nearest to the Milky Way.
What is the Large Magellanic Cloud?
This 16th century astronomer is famous for many contributions to the field, including the discovery of Jupiter and Saturn.
Who is Galileo?
Contrary to a total solar eclipse, this type of eclipse describes the event where the Moon passes over, but does not full cover the Sun.
What is an annular solar eclipse?
This 2015 space flight and rocket building simulator tasks you with directing the space program for a group of small green aliens.
What is Kerbal Space Program?
In the flat earth model, a wall of this material surrounds the oceans, including the famous city of Atlantis.
What is ice?
Galaxies emitting light in this wavelength range is an indicator of early star formation.
What is blue? (~450-500nm)
Penzias and Wilson observed this crucial piece of evidence for the Big Bang theory after initially blaming the odd measurement on bird droppings.
What is the cosmic microwave background (CMB)?
Of those that have moons, this planet in our Solar System is the only one which cannot experience a total eclipse.
What is Mars?
Featuring vicious Space Pirates and the other dreaded aliens across the galaxy, this series has been active since its first entry on the NES.
What is Metroid?
What is the Battle of Los Angeles?
What is the Sombrero Galaxy?
Captured in 1977 by Ohio State University, this unexpected measurement of strong radio activity has remained a key piece of evidence for extraterrestrial life.
What is the Wow! signal?
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes entirely into this region.
What is the umbra?
This popular series created by BioWare set in outer space is famous for the impact of player choice on the game's story
What is Mass Effect?
This planet, discovered by Sir James C. Watson, exists between Mercury and the Sun.
What is Vulcan?
This 17th century astronomer was the first person to document galaxies.
Who is Charles Messier?
Theorized for many years, gravitational waves would not be directly observed until September 2015, with the measurement acquired as a result of this project.
What is LIGO?
Fought in ancient Turkey between the Lydians and the Medes, this battle concluded in 585 BC after a total solar eclipse occurred, and was taken as a sign from the gods to end the war.
What is the Battle of Halys?
This game features little blue creatures performing riddles, puzzles, and challenges.
What are Zoombinis?
Originally projected to happen in 2003, this cataclysm will occur sometime in the 21st century and denotes the planet of its namesake colliding with Earth and causing complete devastation. We have luckily avoided doom so far.
What is Nibiru?
This is the name of the biggest galaxy ever discovered.
What is Alcyoneus?
His work infamously stolen by Hubble, this astronomer discovered the redshift of distant galaxies, providing empirical indication for the expansion of the universe.