Astronomy & Space Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 11
What tailed celestial bodies typically leave behind debris that causes most meteors in a meteor shower?
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comet
Which planet's 100,000 or so ringlets appear as just three broad rings when observed from Earth?
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saturn
Which planet's third ring was discovered by astronomer William Bond in 1850?
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saturn
From which planet did British scientists announce the discovery of organic material in a second meteorite?
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mars
What was the name of America's first, and so far only, space station?
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skylab
Which gas giant has a moon named Europa that scientists conjecture may have an icy ocean?
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jupiter
What is the name of the brightest star in the night sky, also known as the Dog Star?
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sirius
Which planet is believed to have potentially lost Pluto as an escaped satellite?
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neptune
What black bird is represented by the small constellation Corvus, located south of Virgo?
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crow
Which outer planet has Nereid as its third-largest moon, discovered in 1949?
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neptune
Who became the first African-American woman in space in 1992 aboard the Endeavour?
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mae jemison
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