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The first "spacewalker" is from what country?
What is the Soviet Union / Russia?
100
How many stars are part of the Little Dipper?
What is 7?
100
What is the hottest planet?
What is Venus?
100
Which planet in our solar system has the longest rotation?
What is Venus?
100
How many Earths could fit inside the Sun?
What is 1 million?
200
What manned space mission eventually put 12 people on the Moon?
What is Apollo?
200

Which constellation of the Northern Hemisphere has a distinct "W" shape?

What is Cassiopeia?

200

Where in our solar system would you most likely find a prominence?

What is the Sun?
200

The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus, the tail, and the _____?

What is Coma?
200
How far above the surface of Earth does outer space officially begin?
What is 100 km?
300
In what year did the first woman go into space? (1950-1970)
What is 1963?
300

The Pleiades star cluster is also known by which other name?

What is the Seven Sisters?
300
Which two planets in our solar system do not have moons?
What is Mercury and Venus?
300

The O, B, A, F, G, K, M system is used to classify what?

What is the Surface temperature of stars?

300

An ______ is a pattern of stars that are widely recognized and contained within an official constellation but is not counted as a true constellation in itself

What is an asterism?

400
What was the first successful US satellite?
What is Explorer 1?
400
How many official constellations are there?
What are 88?
400
What naming convention is used on Venus?
What is names of women?
400

What galaxy is the largest member of the Local Group?

What is the Andromeda Galaxy?

400
What planet in our solar system would "float on water"?
What is Saturn?
500

In what year did the Hubble Telescope enter into orbit? (1970-1990)

What is 1990?
500

The Latin name for this constellation is Camelopardalis: its English name is which of the following?

What is Giraffe?
500

From 1978 to 1999, which planet was farthest from the Sun?

What is Neptune?
500
A meteor shower is usually caused by which of the following?
What is a comet?
500
How much Hydrogen does the Sun burn every second? (in tons)
What is 600 million tons?
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