Eye-Spy
Placing telescopes here eliminates interference from Earth’s atmosphere.
What is space?
Satellites orbit these celestial bodies.
What are planets and moons?
Rovers collect these to bring back to Earth to study.
What are samples (rocks)?
This type of spacecraft is designed to safely carry astronauts to and from space.
What is a manned spacecraft?
This Italian scientist improved the telescope and proved the heliocentric theory.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
Unlike optical telescopes, this type of telescope detects signals from space using radio waves.
What is a radio telescope?
A satellite remains in orbit due to this invisible force pulling it toward the planet.
What is gravity?
These were the final words of the opportunity rover.
What is "my battery is low and it's getting dark"?
This spacecraft was the first to successfully land humans on the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
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?
Galileo used a telescope in 1609 to discover four moons orbiting this planet.
What is Jupiter?
The purpose of space probes is to collect data about these celestial objects. (4 things)
What are moons, planets, asteroids and comets?
Rovers are designed to travel over the surface of these celestial objects.
What are planets and moons?
This type of space technology allows astronauts to live and work in space for extended periods.
What is a space station?
The German astronomer and mathematician developed the 3 laws of planetary motion.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
This famous space telescope, launched in 1990, has provided high-resolution images of deep space.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
Space probes are different from satellites because they travel beyond this region surrounding Earth.
What is Earth's orbit?
Rovers help search for signs of past or present forms of this on other planets.
What is life?
This international research platform has been orbiting Earth since 1998.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
This American astronomer discovered that the universe is expanding, leading to the development of the Big Bang theory.
Who is Edwin Hubble?
This Dutch scientist invented the first practical telescope in 1608
Who is Hans Lippershey?
This was the first artificial satellite launched into orbit in 1957.
What is Sputnik 1?
Rovers use instruments like cameras and sensors to do this.
What is collect data and perform experiments?
Spacecraft must have these systems to keep astronauts alive by providing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
What are life support systems?
This NASA mathematician calculated the precise trajectories needed for the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
Who is Katherine Johnson?