The name of the planet we live on.
What is Earth?
Earth orbits around this star.
What is the sun?
The name of the galaxy we live in.
What is the Milky Way (galaxy)?
This Italian scientist made major improvements to the telescope allowing one to see 20x magnification. He supported the view that the earth revolves around the sun (but he did not propose that theory).
Who is Galileo Galilei?
What is Star Wars?
This planet is the closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?

This star pattern is part of the Ursa Major constellation.
What is the Big Dipper?
This U.S. government agency explores space and has created the International Space Station, the Apollo Moon missions, and the Hubble Telescope.
What is NASA?
This scientist explored planetary motion and he was the first to propose that gravity is a force. He also invented the reflecting telescope.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
In this series, the crew in the starship "USS Enterprise" explore and make discoveries about the galaxy. The line "Beam me up, Scotty" came from this series.
What is Star Trek?
This blue planet is the furthest from the sun. (Note: Pluto is not classified as a planet).
What is Neptune?

This constellation has the Betelgeuse star as well as a 3-star pattern making up a belt.
What is Orion?
This U.S. military branch was established in 2019 and it is the newest branch of the military. Its mission statement is: "Secure our Nation's interests in, from, and to space."
What is the Space Force?
This scientist came up with the heliocentric theory that said the Earth revolves around the sun.
Who is Copernicus?
In this Marvel series, Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord) must work together with a crew of misfits to save the cosmos.
What is Guardians of the Galaxy?