Planet type
What kind of planet is Jupiter
A gass giant
What is the farthest man-made object?
Voyager 1
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
Milky Way
What causes the tides on Earth?
Moon's gravity
What type of planet is Neptune?
Ice Giant
What was the first artificial satellite launched into space?
Sputnik 1
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What is the name of the explosion that occurs when a massive star reaches the end of its life?
A supernova
What is the name of the phase when the Moon is completely invisible from Earth?
New moon
What type of planet is Earth
Terrestrial
What was the name of the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
Which planet has the most moons in our solar system?
Saturn
What type of star is the Sun?
Yellow dwarf star
What is the term for when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking part or all of the Sun?
A solar eclipse
What type of planet is Pluto usually classified as?
Dwarf planet
What is the name of the first spacecraft to land on the Moon?
Apollo 11
Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
Venus
What is the brightest star in the night sky?
Sirius
What is the term for when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Moon to darken or turn red?
A lunar eclipse
What term is used for planets outside our solar system?
Exoplanets
What space telescope was launched to take detailed images of distant stars and galaxies?
The Hubble Space Telescope
What is the name of the boundary beyond which Pluto and other icy bodies orbit the Sun?
The Kuiper Belt
What is the term for a huge system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity?
A galaxy
What is the term for the change in the Moon's appearance as seen from Earth over about a month?
The Lunar Phase