Planets
What is the Red planet, also known as the only other planet that may be able to support life, called?
Mars
What do we call people who travel to outer space?
Astronauts
What is the food people often joke around that the moon is made of?
Cheese
What is our star called?
The Sun
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8 (9 if you count the dwarf planet that used to be considered a planet)
What is the name of America's space agency?
NASA
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is a star?
A giant ball of super hot gas!
What does the Earth orbit around?
The Sun
What is the name of the furthest planet from the sun, that some consider to be a dwarf planet and not a real, full-sized planet?
Pluto
What is the name of the giant famous telescope in the sky?
The Hubble Telescope
Where does the light from the moon really come from?
The Sun (the moon reflects light from the sun)
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that make a certain picture in the sky
What is the name of the Looney Toons cartoon character who is from Mars?
Marvin the Martian
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What year was the first ever moon landing?
1969
What action of the ocean happens because of the moon's gravitational pull on the earth?
Tides (high tide, low tide, waves)
What is the name of the Star they say is one of the easiest to find and which many slaves used to help them escape to freedom?
The North Star
What orbits around the Earth?
The Moon
Which planet has the most rings?
Saturn
What was the name of the first spaceship to take men to the moon?
Apollo 11
What do we call the phase of the moon during which we can see a whole bright circle of moon in the sky?
Full Moon
Name a constellation
Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Hydra, Pegasus, Orion, Draco
Who invented the telescope?
Galileo