Planets
This is the planet you're on right now
What is Earth?
This star is the closest to the Earth
What is the Sun?
This was the first human to orbit the Earth and come home safely
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This is the name for a large patch of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of new stars.
What is a Nebula?
This is what happens when the Moon completely blocks the Sun from the perspective of an observer on Earth.
What is a total solar eclipse?
The largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter?
The brightest star in the night sky (as seen from Earth)
What is Sirius?
The first Canadian in space
Who is Marc Garneau?
These come in two varieties, both bound by mutual gravity of their stars, and can contain anywhere from 10's to 100,000's of stars.
You can wish upon one of these when you see them streak across the sky. Caused by a small piece of rock or metal entering the Earth's atmosphere from space.
What is a shooting star/meteor?
This planet takes nearly 30 years to orbit the Sun once
What is Saturn?
Polaris is the scientific name of this star, which has been guiding humans for centuries.
What is the North Star?
This was the first human to set foot on the Moon
Who is Neil Armstrong?
These objects can contain billions to trillions of stars. Almost all of them have a supermassive black hole at their center.
What is a Galaxy?
These solar system objects are sometimes equated to cats. They have tails and can behave unpredictably.
What is a comet?
The hottest planet in our solar system, and the brightest at night
What is Venus?
This star is expected to go supernova within the next 100,000 years.
What is Betelgeuse?
Jeremy Hansen
This galaxy is the nearest major galaxy to our milky way, and is visible with the unaided eye from dark sky areas.
What is the Andromeda Galaxy?
The mirror on this space telescope was initially ground incorrectly.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
This planet orbits 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun
What is Neptune?
Stars with a mass of more than 25 times our Sun will end their lives in a massive explosion, leaving behind this type of object.
What is a black hole?
This Canadian commanded the International Space Station in 2013
Who is Chris Hadfield?
This nebula is the closest star forming region to Earth, and is often called the "sword" of this winter time constellation,
What is the Orion Nebula?
This rocket carried Apollo astronauts to the Moon.
What is the Saturn V?