Solar System
The largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This scientist built one of the first telescopes and discovered Jupiter's four big moons in 1610.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The galaxy we live in.
What is the Milky Way?
NASA's reusable space vehicle used from 1981 - 2011 that landed on runways.
What is the Space Shuttle?
This constellation is also known as "The Hunter"
What is Orion?
The hottest planet in our solar system.
What is Venus?
The telescope launched in 1990 that orbits Earth and takes deep-space images.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
The rapid expansion that started the Universe.
What is the Big Bang?
The rover that landed on Mars in 2021.
What is Perserverance?
Orion's brightest star.
What is Rigel?
This planet rotates on its side, giving it extreme seasons.
What is Uranus?
These telescopes detect heat energy instead of visible light.
What are infrared telescopes?
A region of spacetime where gravity is so strong not even light can escape.
What is a black hole?
This spacecraft carried the first humans to the Moon in 1969 (hint: not Saturn V)
What is Apollo 11?
This Zodiac constellation is also known as the "the lion"
What is Leo?
This region beyond Neptune is home to icy bodies and comets.
What is the Kuiper Belt?
Some telescope mirrors are shaped like this to focus light to a single point.
What is parabolic?
Most of the Universe is made of these two mysterious components.
What are dark energy and dark matter?
This probe is the farthest man-made object from Earth.
What is Voyager 1?
The Little Dipper's tail ends with this star.
What is Polaris?
This dwarf planet located past Neptune's orbit is shaped like an oval due to its rapid rotation.
What is Haumea?
The Chandra Space Observatory observes light in this part of the EM spectrum (e.g. radio, optical, etc)
What is x-ray?
This hypothesis states that the Universe will cease expansion and end as a cold, dark void.
What is the Heat Death of the Universe?
This satellite internet constellation is owned by SpaceX and provides telecommunications coverage to 150 countries.
What is Starlink?
This constellation resembles a winged horse.
What is Pegasus?