One Small Step for Man
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
What popular space franchise features Xenomorphs?
The Alien Franchise
What is a a celestial body composed primarily of ice, dust, and rocky material that orbits the Sun?
A comet
Who developed the laws of motion and gravitation?
Issac Newton
Name the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What was the first artificial satellite of Earth?
Sputnik 1
What animated movie set in the year 2805 follows a robot tasked with making Earth habitable again?
WALL-E
What is a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun?
An exoplanet
What astronomer improved the telescope and is credited with the discovery of 4 of Jupiters moons?
Galileo Galilei
There are 5 NASA rovers on Mars, what are their names?
Sojourner/Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance (+Ingenuity)
What was the first manmade object to leave our solar system?
Voyager 1
What fictional planet features places like the Hallelujah Mountains and the Tree of Voices and creatures like the Ikran?
Avatar
What is the name of a planet that has no star to orbit?
A rogue or free-floating planet
Who is the aerospace engineer regarded as the "father of rocket science"?
Wernher von Braun
A popular space craft cost 20x its budget and launched 14 years behind schedule, what is its name?
The James Webb Space Telescope
Who was the first woman to fly in Earth's orbit?
Valentina Tereshkova
What sci-fi television show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise?
Star Trek
What are the three main types of galaxies?
Spiral, irregular, and elliptical galaxies
What astrophysicist is known for his work on black holes and the general theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
What are the 4 Galilean Moons of Jupiter?
Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto
What was the name of the first Space Station?
Which Mars mission was named after a 1968 Sci-fi Movie?
2001 Mars Odyssey (2001: A Space Odyssey)
How are exoplanets found?
Transit Method, Radial Velocity Method, Direct Imaging
Who proposed that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun, challenging the geocentric model?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Five dwarf planets have been named, what are they?
Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris