Deep Space Details
Which constellation is shaped like a ladle?
What is the Big Dipper?
This theory explains how the universe began about 13.8 billion years ago.
What is the Big Bang theory?
These robotic vehicles explore the surface of planets like Mars.
This American astronaut became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969 during Apollo 11.
An astronaut weighs 120 pounds on Earth. How much would the astronaut weigh on the moon (Hint: Moon's gravity = 1/6 of Earth's gravity)
What are 20 pounds?
What is the Milky Way?
This is the name for everything that exists — all space, time, matter, and energy.
What is the universe?
This space station orbits Earth and is home to astronauts from many countries.
What is the International Space Station?
This scientist improved the telescope and discovered four moons of Jupiter.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
On Earth, gravity pulls objects down at about 10 m/s^2. If an object falls for 3 seconds, how much does its speed increase?
What is speed increasing by 30 m/s?
A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky is called this.
What is a constellation?
When a massive star explodes at the end of its life, it creates this spectacular event.
What is a supernova?
This large space telescope has taken detailed images of distant galaxies.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
What did Polish scientist Nicolaus Copernicus contribute to the model of the solar system, which defied the geocentric theory?
What is the heliocentric theory?
If an astronaut drops a hammer and a feather on the Moon, which hits the ground first and why?
Is it they hit at the same time...there is no air resistance on the moon?
You identified three stars in your view. The first star is 5750 K, the second star is 2750 K, and the third star is 15250 K. What are the colors of the three different stars?
What are yellow, red, and blue?
This invisible force is causing the universe to expand faster and faster.
What is dark energy?
The first artificial satellite launched into space in 1957 by the Soviet Union.
What is Sputnik 1?
This astronaut was the second person to walk on the Moon and famously said, “Magnificent desolation.”
Who is Buzz Aldrin?
What body system weakens the most in space if astronauts do not exercise daily?
What is the musculoskeletal system/muscles + bones?
This planet has the shortest day in the solar system, rotating in about 10 hours.
What is Jupiter?
This phenomenon shows the universe is still expanding, as light from distant galaxies stretches toward the red.
What is redshift?
This rover sang “Happy Birthday” to itself on Mars in 2013.
What is Curiosity?
This scientist discovered the laws of planetary motion.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
What law explains why a rocket pushes downward with exhaust gases in order to move upward?
What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?