Let's Rock-et!
Mathematician who calculated Apollo mission return trajectories at NASA.
Katherine Johnson
What is the name of the first known interstellar object that entered our solar system in 2017?
Oumuamua
Finish the lyric:
"Fly me to the moon..."
"...and let me play among the stars."
Name the 4 visible components of comets.
Nucleus, Coma, ion tail, and dust tail
List the states of matter.
What are Solid, Liquid, Gas, & Plasma?
What component of the Challenger rocket failed in 1986?
O-ring
What are the names of Saturn's main rings?
A, B, & C
Name 2 of Jupiter's moons.
What is Europa, Callisto, Io, Ganymede, Kallichore, Lysithea, Amalthea, etc.
What three things are the nucleus of the comets made out of?
Dust, Rocks, gas and Ice...
I am a hypothetical form of matter that does not interact with light or electromagnetic radiation. I make up 27% of the universe and have gravity but I am invisible. What am I?
What is Dark Matter?
What is the type of nozzle used for rocket engines?
Diverging nozzle
What is the most common type of star found in the Milky Way?
Red (dwarf) stars
What is the name of the first crewed lunar mission to land on the moon?
Apollo 11
Name the most recently discovered comet and when was it first discovered.
C/2023 A3 Tsuchinsan-ATLAS, January 2023 by Purple Mountain Observertory
Name one of the astronauts selected for the Artemis program (must state FULL name).
Christina Koch
Jeremy Hansen
Victor Glover
Reid Wiseman
What is the most common composition of propellants used in space rockets?
Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
Name the first (and only) interstellar spacecraft.
Voyager 1
About how far is the moon moving away from the Earth each year?
1.49 in/ 3.78 cm
Approximately how many solar systems are in the Milky Way?
I am a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. I combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are neutrons and protons. What am I?
What are Quarks?
How many Raptor engines are on SpaceX's Super Heavy booster?
33
According to string theory, how many spatial dimensions is spacetime?
10
Name given to the full moon that occurs in June.
Strawberry Moon
When was the first telescopic discovery of a comet and what's the name of it?
1680, Kirch Comet/Newton comet, the great comet of 1680
What is Newton's Law of Gravitation?
F=G(M1M2)/r^2