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This country was the first to reach space.
What is the Soviet Union (USSR)?
This is an object that orbits another larger body in space.
What is a satellite?
This person developed the theory of General Relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
These are the three end stages of a star's life.
What are black holes, black dwarfs, or neutron stars?
Matthew McConaughey plays this high-flying pilot in Interstellar.
Who is Joseph "Coop" Cooper?
This is considered the minimum speed to stay in orbit.
What is orbital velocity?
These are giant interstellar dust and gas clouds, which are considered the birthplace of stars.
What are nebula/nebulae?
This astronomer was widely accredited for creating the first astronomical telescope.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This type of star rapidly spins and releases beams of electromagnetic radiation.
What is a pulsar?
This is what NASA stands for.
What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
The challenger disaster was caused by this.
What are frozen o-rings?
No longer in the big leagues, Pluto is commonly referred to as this.
What is a dwarf planet?
He's the faculty sponsor of ISUAC.
Who is Dr. Jay Ansher?
This is the next phase for our sun.
What is a red giant?
This year was the first moon landing.
What is 1969?
This singing, selfie pioneer first touched down on Mars in 2012.
What is the Curiosity rover?
A planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system is called this.
What is an exoplanet?
This astronomer discovered that planetary orbit formed ellipses and not perfect circles.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
This is the method the Sun uses to create energy.
What is nuclear fusion?
This is the heaviest element created by stars using nuclear fusion.
What is iron?
This was the first living organism intentionally sent to space.
What is the fruit fly?
This is the largest discovered Black Hole.
What is Phoenix A or TON 618?
This was the first person in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This solar phenomenon causes the northern lights.
What are solar flares and solar winds?
What year was the first moon landing?
What is an astronomical unit (AU)?