The Moons
What is Saturn's largest moon?
Titan
Which NASA center is primarily responsible for building the Mars Rovers?
Jet Propulsion Lab
What was the name of the first spacecraft to visit Pluto?
New Horizons
Which planet in our solar system has the shortest day?
Jupiter
What color are sunsets on Mars?
Blue
What planetary object does Charon orbit?
Pluto
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Which spacecraft orbited and studied Saturn for 13 years?
Cassini
What is the largest known volcano in the solar system?
Olympus Mons
What is the name for the Northern lights phenomenon in the southern hemisphere?
Aurora Borealis
Europa is a moon of which planet?
Jupiter
What was the name of the Apollo 11 crew member who did not walk on the moon?
Michael Collins
What is the name of the SpaceX rocket that brings cargo to the space station?
Falcon 9
Which animal was the first to orbit the Earth?
A dog
What is the brightest star in the night sky?
Sirius
How many moons does Mars have?
Two
What was the landing sequence for the latest NASA rover known as?
The 7 minutes of Terror
What was the name of NASA's latest rover that landed on Mars?
Perseverance
When does the Perseid meteor shower occur?
Each year around AUgust
What do you call a meteor that survives the trip through the atmosphere?
A meteorite
About how long does it take the moon to pass through all its phases?
29 days
Which space shuttles tragically exploded?
Challenger and Columbia
Within 5,000 mph how fast in the International Space Station moving?
15,500 mph 25,000 kph
What type of star is the sun?
A yellow dwarf
What is the theoretical boundary of a black hole?
The event horizon