Planets
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What to we call the shapes stars make in the skies?
Constellations
Which astronaut famously said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”?
Neil Armstrong
What do we call the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity
What planet has a day shorter than 10 hours?
Jupiter
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
What is the closest star to Earth?
The sun
What was the first spaceship to land humans on the Moon?
Apollo 11
What is a shooting star really called?
A meteor
What are Saturn’s rings mostly made of?
Ice and Rock
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn (145 discovered so far)
What is a supernova?
An exploding star
Who was the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
What do we call the group of stars that includes the Big Dipper?
Ursa Major
What is the farthest planet from the Sun in our solar system?
Neptune
Which planet is shrinking a little bit every year?
Mercury
How long does it take the Moon to orbit Earth?
About 27 days
What year did humans first land on the Moon?
1969
What is a light year?
The distance light travels in one year, about 6 trillion miles
What planet is known as Earth’s “twin” because it’s about the same size?
Venus
Which planet has a giant storm that has been raging for over 300 years?
Jupiter (The red spot)
What star is the brightest in the night sky (besides the Sun)?
Sirius, The Dog Star
Who was the first person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
What do scientists call the boundary around a black hole where nothing can escape?
The event horizon
What do you call frozen balls of gas, ice, and dust that orbit the sun?
Comets