Humans in space
True or False:
American astronauts were the first to land on Mars.
False
No humans have stepped foot on Mars yet
Who is the great hunter in the sky that contains the stars Betelgeuse, Bellatrix and Rigel?
Orion
True or False:
You can see Pluto in the night sky without a telescope or binoculars, so long as it is dark enough.
False
That thing is too far away to see without a telescope.
What galaxy do we reside in?
The Milky Way
What's the dwarf planet?
Pluto
Sputnik was the first artificial space satellite put into orbit by humans. What country was responsible for it's launch in 1957?
USSR
Russia
True or False:
The Sun is considered a star.
True
The Sun is a star. There are lots of stars, but the Sun is the closest one to Earth. It is the center of our solar system.
True or False:
In roman mythology, Pluto is the god of the underworld.
True
He is the Roman god of the underworld. Similar the the Greek god, Hades.
What is the most massive planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Between Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, which one has the most moons?
Saturn
82 moons
How many people have stepped foot on the moon?
12 people
What is the name for the path that the Earth takes around the Sun?
Orbit
True or False:
When it is December 21st in Tuk, it is Summer season in Australia.
True
Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere so their summer is our winter and our summer is their winter (but not as cold as Tuk).
True or False:
The Voyager Space probe, launched by NASA in 1977, is now beyond the boundaries of our solar system.
True
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Name one of the two astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission to first step foot on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
How many stars are in the galaxy?
Astronomers estimate there are about 100 thousand million stars in the Milky Way alone.
True or False:
The Earth spins around its axis once a year.
False
The Earth spins around its axis once a day
What is the name of the large galaxy that is moving toward us?
Andromeda
There are six people of three nationalities in space right now. What space vehicle are they in?
The International Space Station
What star can you use to find north?
Polaris
"North star"
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus