OTHER SPACE NEWS
Wildcard
Name That Constellation
True or False
Zodiacs
100

The name of the rover that landed on Mars.

Answer: Perseverance.

100

PUN ALERT:

How do you plan a space party?

Answer: You planet!

100

Name this constellation.


Answer: Orion


100

THIS IS URSA MAJOR.


Answer: False.

This is Ursa Major:


100

This constellation is the name of the twins.

What is Gemini?

200

What is this?

a. A galaxy.

b. A black hole.

c. A star.

200

There is a nebula right below Orion's belt. What is it called?

Answer: Orion's Nebula


200

The name of this constellation.


Answer: Leo the Lion


200

This is Aries.


Answer: False.

This is Cancer, the crab. 

Can also be viewed like this:


200

TRUE OR FALSE: This is Virgo, the lady.


Answer: True.

300

Share space news that you have heard of lately. 

300

How do you find Polaris (The North Star)?

a. Polaris is exactly opposite of Ursa Major is the night sky.

b. Polaris is the star in the end of the Little Dipper handle. 

c. It is the brightest star in Ursa Minor.

Answer(s): a. Polaris is the star in the end of the Little Dipper handle AND b. It is the brightest star in Ursa Minor.


300

What constellation is this?

a. Pegasus

b. Pisces

c. Bootes

Answer: b. Pisces

300

Neptune is the oldest planet.

Answer: False. Jupiter is the oldest planet.

300

What Zodiac is 'the Archer'?

a. Capricorn

b. Aquarius

c. Sagittarius

Answer: c. Sagittarius.


400

The name of the Astroid that Earth is now safe from for 100+ years.

a. Apophis

b. Adonia 

c. Adrastos 

400

How many stars can you see with your naked eye?

(MAXIMUM)

a. 1223 - 2360 stars.

b. 3,700 - 4,550 stars.

c. 5,600 - 6,000 stars.

Answer: b. 3,700 - 4,550

In this scenario, the total number of visible stars worldwide is 9096. We can only see half the sky, or celestial sphere, at a time, so the maximum number of stars you would see at any one time with the naked eye ranges between 3,700 and 4,550. 

400

What is this kite-shaped constellation?

a. Bootes

b. Cancer

c. Taurus

Answer: a. Bootes

400

Ursa Minor is located in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer: False. Ursa Minor is in the Northern Hemisphere.

400

The name of this constellation.

HINT: It's a balance.


Answer: Libra


500

Hubble has reccently seen changes in ________ on Saturn?

HINT: Look at the difference between these three images.

Credits: NASA/ESA/STScI/A. Simon/R. Roth

500

What is the 'Vomit Comet'?

Answer: A plane that stimulates Zero-Gravity.

500

Name this constellation.

HINT: It is a dragon.



Answer: Draco.


500

Astronauts weigh the same on other planets as they do on Earth.

Answer: False.

500

*WARNING*

HARD QUESTION!

What is the rarest constellation?

HINT: It was originally in the true zodiac, as the 13th one, but was removed by ancient Babylonians in order to align the number of signs to the number of months in a year.

ANSWER: OPHIUCHUS