Space Jam!
In which show is the number 42 the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
This spacecraft lost its oxygen tank during a mission to the Moon, leading to an intense effort to bring its astronauts home safely.
Apollo 13
How do black holes form?
After a supernova/ death of a star and its mass collapses on itself
Why is Pluto NOT considered a planet?
It is too small/ it's a dwarf planet
Which year did astronauts first land on the moon?
1969
Which space shuttle was named after a fictional starship from a TV series?
Enterprise
The space shuttle Columbia tragically disintegrated during reentry in 2003 due to damage sustained on this part during launch.
Heat shield
Christopher Nolan's 2014 film "Interstellar" featured a scientifically accurate black hole, what is it called?
Gargantua
What is the name of Pluto's largest moon?
Charon
The phase of the Moon when it appears as a thin sliver just after the New Moon.
Waxing Crescent
This 1998 film starred Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck as a team of oil drillers sent to destroy an asteroid heading toward Earth.
Armageddon
Which spaceship recently disintegrated over the Caribbean Sea?
Starship Flight Test 7 Rocket
This boundary around a black hole is the "point of no return" where escape is impossible.
Event Horizon
In what year was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet?
2006
Which animal in East Asian culture is associated with the moon?
Rabbits
Which famous basketball player was featured in the movie, Space Jam?
Michael Jordan
What is the name of NASA’s facility in Houston?
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Which famous theoretical physicist & cosmologist discovered that black holes can slowly lose mass by emitting a type of radiation that is named after them?
Stephen Hawking
Pluto is located in what region of the Solar System?
Kuiper Belt
Saturn’s moon Titan has lakes and rivers made of this substance, rather than water.
Liquid Methane
What is the name of Cooper’s daughter in the film, Interstellar?
Murphy or “Murph”
This Mars mission, launched in 1999, failed due to a mix-up between metric and imperial units.
Mars Climate Orbiter
This phenomenon occurs when light emitted from a source near a black hole is stretched to longer wavelengths.
Gravitational Redshift or Redshifting
Despite its small size, how many known moons are orbiting Pluto?
Five
What is the name of the crater on the Moon where the Apollo 11 mission landed?
The Sea of Tranquility