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100

Placing telescopes here eliminates interference from Earth’s atmosphere.

What is space?

100

Satellites orbit these celestial bodies.

What are planets and moons?

100

Rovers collect these to bring back to Earth to study.

What are samples (rocks)?

100

This type of spacecraft is designed to safely carry astronauts to and from space.

What is a manned spacecraft?

100

This Italian scientist improved the telescope and proved the heliocentric theory.

Who is Galileo Galilei?

200

Unlike optical telescopes, this type of telescope detects signals from space using radio waves.

What is a radio telescope?

200

A satellite remains in orbit due to this invisible force pulling it toward the planet.

What is gravity?

200

These were the final words of the opportunity rover.

What is "my battery is low and it's getting dark"?

200

This spacecraft was the first to successfully land humans on the moon.

What is Apollo 11?

200

This Polish astronomer introduced the heliocentric model, which proposed that the Sun, not Earth, was at the center of the universe.

Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?

300

Galileo used a telescope in 1609 to discover four moons orbiting this planet.

What is Jupiter?

300

The purpose of space probes is to collect data about these celestial objects. (4 things)

What are moons, planets, asteroids and comets?

300

Rovers are designed to travel over the surface of these celestial objects.

What are planets and moons?

300

This type of space technology allows astronauts to live and work in space for extended periods.

What is a space station?

300

The German astronomer and mathematician developed the 3 laws of planetary motion.

Who is Johannes Kepler?

400

This famous space telescope, launched in 1990, has provided high-resolution images of deep space.

What is the Hubble Space Telescope?

400

Space probes are different from satellites because they travel beyond this region surrounding Earth.

What is Earth's orbit?

400

Rovers help search for signs of past or present forms of this on other planets.

What is life?

400

This international research platform has been orbiting Earth since 1998.

What is the International Space Station (ISS)?

400

This American astronomer discovered that the universe is expanding, leading to the development of the Big Bang theory.

Who is Edwin Hubble?

500

This Dutch scientist invented the first practical telescope in 1608

Who is Hans Lippershey?

500

This was the first artificial satellite launched into orbit in 1957.

What is Sputnik 1?

500

Rovers use instruments like cameras and sensors to do this.

What is collect data and perform experiments?

500

Spacecraft must have these systems to keep astronauts alive by providing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.

What are life support systems?

500

This NASA mathematician calculated the precise trajectories needed for the Apollo 11 Moon landing.

Who is Katherine Johnson?