The Sun
These are a cooler, dark areas on the sun’s surface. Every 11 years, the sun seems to have a major breakout.
Sunspots
What is the name and shape of the galaxy that contains Earth?
Milky Way Galaxy (Spiral)
The two brightest stars in this constellation are Castor and Pollux.
Gemini
Which U.S. President established the goal that America would put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960’s?
John F. Kennedy
Who is the father of Luke SkyWalker
Darth Vader
All stars are made-up of these two gases. They are used to create energy through the process of nuclear fusion.
hydrogen and helium
what are three major types of galaxies?
Spiral, elliptical, and irregular.
Which constellation represents a hunter and weapons?
Orion
Which German rocket scientist was the lead designer of the Saturn series of rockets which carried astronauts to the moon?
Wernher von Braun
When some shuttle astronauts reach space they feel ill, what is this called?
Space sickness
Fusion (the changing of hydrogen into helium) occurs in what part of the sun?
the core
Glowing areas in the birth place of a star are called____.
Protostars
How many official constellations are there?
88
How many space shuttles actually flew in space?
Five
Who is the Space Club's sponsor
Mrs. Harcourt
Identify the stages of our star's life from beginning to end.
nebula, protostar, red giant, white dwarf, and black dwarf.
What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
Andromeda
The biggest constellation (regarding the space occupied) is?
Hydra
Which Apollo mission provided audiences the iconic “Earthrise” photograph?
Apollo 8
In which Marvel movie does Spider-Man (Tom Holland) go to space for the first time?
Marvel film Avengers: Infinity War
Our Sun will eventually die off. What will it be at the point that it stops nuclear fusion?
White dwarf
A Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (H-R diagram) is used to…
classify stars by temperature and brightness
The smallest constellation is?
Crux
Out of the original 7 Mercury astronauts, only one of them made it to the moon. Who was it?
Alan Shepard
Buzz Lightyear, the iconic character from the Toy Story series, was named after which astronaut?
Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin