Name That Space Object!
Astrobiology
Constellation Myths
Astronomy History
Science Fiction
100
The Triangulum Galaxy
What is a spiral galaxy?
100
What the acronym for SETI stands for.
What is the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, a non-profit research organization?
100
This hero completed 12 labors and now has a constellation named after him.
Who is Heracles?
100
This scientist first suggested that the Earth was not the center of the Solar System or the universe.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
100
The crop cultivated and then destroyed on Mars in the book/movie The Martian.
What are potatoes?
200
The Saturn Nebula
What is a planetary nebula?
200
Name 2 conditions that are necessary for life on earth, and presumably life on other planets.
What are chemistry (water, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur), temperature, gravity, and the ozone layer?
200
The only zodiac sign that does not symbolize a living being.
What is Libra?
200
The year of the Moon landing.
What is 1969?
200
The sci-fi horror movie that was a major source of inspiration for the video game Among Us.
What is The Thing?
300
Messier 79
What is a globular cluster?
300
This astronomical body in our solar system is most likely to contain life (besides Earth).
What is Europa or Titan?
300
This mythological figure was turned into a swan for his loyalty.
Who is Cyngus?
300
The first American in space.
Who is Alan Shepard?
300
The name of the real life space program that inspired the sentient space probe in the first ever Star Trek movie.
What is Voyager?
400
The Crab Nebula
What is a supernova remnant?
400
Describe the Drake equation (not the math, just describe it).
What is an equation to estimate the number of communicative extraterrestrial civilizations?
400
This woman, who was chained to a rock in Greek mythology, has both a constellation and a galaxy named after her.
Who is Andromeda?
400
The first woman in space.
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?
400
The 2007-2011 Doctor Who spin-off series that featured a companion of the 3rd and 4th Doctors and was aimed at a younger audience.
What is The Sarah Jane Adventures?
500
The Wild Duck Cluster
What is an open cluster?
500
This is how scientists look for life in space.
What is atmospheric spectroscopy to look for bio signatures?
500
The constellations Lepus and Lupus symbolize these creatures, respectively.
What are the hare and the wolf?
500
The year that the first man-made object entered space.
What is 1944? (German test rocket)
500
The space pirate captain created by Matsumoto Leiji in the 70s, who is the titular character in his own space opera and has cameos in series like Galaxy Express 999 and Queen Emeraldas.
Who is Space Pirate Captain Harlock?