Planets
Space History
Celestial Bodies
Space Events
Space from Earth
100

What is the third planet from the Sun?

Earth

100

Where did Mars' two moons likely come from?

The Asteroid Belt

100

What is the natural satellite orbiting around the Earth called?

The Moon

100

What is it called when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, casting a big shadow onto the Earth?

A Solar Eclipse

100
What do we call the star that voyagers used to guide themselves across land and oceans?

The North Star

200

What is the fifth planet from the sun?

Jupiter

200

In how many years will the sun implode and become a White Dwarf?

From 4-5 billion years from Present Day

200

What kind of celestial bodies are able to shine bright and have extreme temperatures, their temperature also relates to their color.

Stars

200

What is it called when the Earth happens to be in between the Moon and the Sun, causing the moon to appear red, orange, and yellow?

A Lunar Eclipse

200

What are human-created patterns of stars called?  Most of these are animals, humans, or gods

Constellations

300

What is the first planet from the Sun?

Mercury

300

Why is Uranus tilted on its side?  Or at least what we believe to have happened?

We believe it is from the result of a large collision in Uranus' early past.  (Similar to Theia and Earth)

300

Which celestial body is said to engulf everything that comes in it's path, but most of them are entirely invisible to the naked eye?

A Black Hole

300

What is it called when the Earth's orbit passes through clouds of meteor and asteroid debris, then those debris burn in the atmosphere, creating a beautiful show to witness. 

A Meteor Shower

300
You are outside, and you see a red-star in the sky, but with your prior-knowledge, you guess that it's a planet.  What planet is it?

Mars

400

What is the seventh planet from the Sun?

Uranus

400

TRUE OR FALSE:  Astronauts have landed on the moon and people are currently working to get back up there.

TRUE

400

What is it called when there is a rock, ice, or dust particle-filled nucleus emitting a beautiful tail that orbits around a star?  People usually see this as an absolutely amazing sight to behold.

A Comet

400

What is the event in our atmosphere that happens when the sun emits solar flares and coronal mass ejections?  

Aurora Borealis or Aurora Lights

400

You are staring up in the sky, looking at a certain star, and suddenly, a whole bunch of colors have emerged from it, like it just exploded.  Not everybody is able to see such an event, but what is this rare celestial event called?

A Supernovae

500

What is the tenth planet from the Sun?

There is no known tenth planet, it was a trick question!

500

What was the result of the Theia and Earth collision 4 billion years ago?

The creation of the Moon

500

What is the theoretical celestial body that has opposite traits of a black hole but the same general appearance, except for it's main color.  The names are pretty similar, just one word is different.

A White Hole

500

What is it called when an object goes it's max-distance from the Earth?  People don't really celebrate this, it's just for scientific purposes.  

An apogee

500

You Found the Chance Question!!

If you guess the number in my head correctly 1-5, you get a free 500 points or a quarter, if you get it wrong, there is no stealing, you just move on with the game.

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