Spooky Space Facts
What do we call the explosion that happens when a massive star dies?
Supernova
What is the first stage in a star's life?
Nebula
True or false? The sun is a medium-sized star.
True
What object in space can seemingly swallow light?
Black hole
All stars are the same color.
False
What glowing object in the sky is actually a ball of burning gas?
Star
What do we call a baby star forming from gas and dust?
Protostar
What kind of energy does the sun produce?
Light and heat (from nuclear fusion)
Some scientists call this invisible material the "cosmic glue" that holds galaxies together.
Dark matter
The Sun is the only star with planets.
False
Which galaxy do we live in?
The Milky Way
What stage is our sun currently in?
Main sequence
How long will it take before the sun becomes a red giant?
Some stars vanish behind thick clouds of dust and gas. What are these regions called?
Planetary nebulae
Black holes consume everything in space no matter how far.
False - black holes only consume objects within their gravitational pull.
What is the name of the black hole at the center of our galaxy?
Sagittarius A*
After a low-mass star becomes a red giant, what comes next?
Planetary nebula
What element does the sun mainly fuse in its core?
Hydrogen
What is a pulsar?
A spinning neutron star that beams radiation
Stars twinkle because of Earth's atmosphere.
True
What color are the hottest stars?
Blue or blue-white
What is left after a massive supernova, if not a black hole?
Neutron star
What will the sun's final stage be called?
White dwarf
This eerie phenomenon happens when a black hole tears apart a star that wanders too close.
Spaghettification
You can see the same stars in the sky all year long, across the world.
False - constellations change with the seasons!