Mysteries of the Universe
anything that has mass and volume
What is "normal matter"
famous prehistoric megalithic monument located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England
What is "Stonehenge"
This Danish astronomer had to wear a prosthetic nose and may have been murdered
Who was "Tycho Brahe"
The amount of time it would take for the Earth to learn that the sun had disappeared
What is 8 minutes
the amount of matter of that object…how much “stuff” it is made up of
What is "mass"
a form of matter composed of antiparticles, which are counterparts to ordinary matter particles
What is "antimatter"
the Chinese polymath who designed the “Cosmic Engine” 200 years before the first mechanical clocks appeared in Europe
This astronomer developed the three laws of planetary observation
Who was "Johannes Kepler"
A unit of length used by astronomers to measure distances within our solar system
What is an "astronomical unit"
the gravitational force exerted on an object by a celestial body
What is weight
the antimatter equivalent of electrons, protons, and neutrons
What are "positrons, antiprotons, and antineutrons"
Commonly known as a water clock, this ancient timekeeping device measured time by the regulated continus flow of a liquid, usually water
What is a "clepsydra"
This astronomer developed and mathematically popularized a modern heliocentric system in the 16th century
Who was "Nicolaus Copernicus"
The distance a beam of light travels in one Earth year in the vacuum of space
What is a "light year"
The change in the wavelength or frequency of light caused by the relative motion of a celestial object, toward or away from Earth
What is the Doppler Effect
a region in space where the force of gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light waves, can escape the pull of this force
What is a "black hole"
This ancient society invented the zodiac
Who were the "Babylonians"
England's first "Astronomer Royal" who meticulously cataloged over 3,000 stars
Who was "James Flamsteed"
A unit of measurement derived from trigonometry and geometry to describe the position of a very distant object in space relative to the Earth and the Sun
What is a "parsec"
When an astronomical object is moving toward Earth, its light waves compress, shifting its light toward the shorter-wavelength end of the spectrum
What is "blueshift"
Annihilation!
What happens when matter and antimatter collide
What is "wanderer"
The first woman to be paid as a professional astronomer. She also discovered eight comets
Who was "Caroline Herschel"
In miles, the distance from the sun to the earth
What is "94 MILLION miles"
when an object moves away its light waves stretch out, shifting toward longer wavelengths
What is "redshift"