Astronomy

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how long does it take for earth to orbit the sun

1 year

first american in space

john sheperd

largest planet in the solar system

jupiter

what is the fith planet from the sun

jupiter

what planet does callisto orbit

jupiter

what planet does europa orbit

jupiter

what planet does io orbit

jupiter

which planets are made mostly of gas

jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

duration of moons orbit

2 fortnights (27 days)

how long does it take for earth to rotate

24 hours

What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy?

An observatory

The most recognized model of how the universe began is known as the?

Big bang

Alan Shepard used a ball from what sport while on the moon in 1971.

Golf

The Galilean moons orbit what planet?

Jupiter

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

Jupiter

What planet is famous for its big red spot on it?

Jupiter

what type of object is eris

a dwarf planet

what type of object is haumea

a dwarf planet

what type of object is makemake

a dwarf planet

closet galaxy to the milky way

adromeda

name of the event when the moon, sun, and earth are aligned with the earth in the middle

lunar eclipse

what is the name for a half lit moon

quarter moon (half moon)

what color is betelgeuse

red

what is the sixth planet from the sun

saturn

largest moon of saturn

titan

how old is the universe

13 to 14 billion years

how long is "its everyday bro" by jake paul (irrelevant)

3.41 minutes of torture

how old is the earth (and the sun)

4.5 billion years

What is the name of NASA's most famous space telescope?

Hubble Space Telescope

What planet is nicknamed the 'Red Planet'?

Mars

What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?

Mercury

Triton is the largest moon of what planet?

Neptune

The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system, what is the name of this planet?

Saturn

What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it?

Saturn

Earth is located in which galaxy?

The Milky Way galaxy

What is the brightest planet in the night sky?

Venus

What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?

Venus

What planet is closest in size to Earth?

Venus

which apollo mission first landed on the moon

apollo 11

the first apollo mission to orbit earth

apollo 7

dwarf planet between mars and jupiter

ceres

what is the name for a less than half lit moon

crecent

what causes the universe to accelerate

dark energy

what is the third planet from the sun

earth

what is the name for a completely lit moon

full moon

largest moon of Jupiter

ganymede

what is a waning moon

getiing darker

what is a waxing moon

getting brighter

what is the name for a more than half but not full moon

gibbous moon

what object orbits the sun every 75 years

halley's comet

what is the fourth planet from the sun

mars

smallest planet in the solar system

mercury

what is the first planet from the sun

mercury

what are the terrestrial planets in the solar system

mercury, venus, earth, mars

what is an interstellar cloud of gas and dust

nebula

first man on the moon

neil armstrong

what is the eighth planet from the sun

neptune

what is the name for a completely dark moon

new moon

dwarf planet that used to be called the ninth planet

pluto

closest star to the sun

proxima centauri

name of the event when the moon, sun, and earth are aligned with the moon in the middle

solar eclipse

name of the first satellite to orbit earth

sputnik I

what is at the center of the milky way

supermassive black hole

what is the event when a star explodes

supernova

what is the seventh planet from the sun

uranus

hottest planet in the solar system

venus

what is the second planet from the sun

venus

first man in space

yuri gagarin


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