Your problems are futile in comparison to the scale of the universe. But what do you know about it?
We get so caught up in our own BS, sometimes. So, it can be sobering to place our problems alongside the context of the universe - where it's sooooo colossal that our dumb problems just pale into insignificance. If you look up at the stars, you're actually looking into ancient history because the light reaching your eyes actually burned millions of years ago. Wooah! That's pretty heavy. What do you really know about the universe beyond our third rock from the sun?
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"Astronaut" is a Greek word. Which of the following is the most direct translation?
2
When will Halley's Comet next be visible from earth?
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What do scientists currently believe to be the age of the universe?
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Unfortunately, the sun won't last forever. What is the life expectancy of our most essential star?
5
Which animal was the first living organism (that we know of) to orbit the earth?
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Which of the following is a true statement regarding what we know and understand of the universe?
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Everything in the universe is doing what?
8
How many planets are orbiting the sun, comprising our solar system?
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How long - in earth time - is one day on Mercury?
10
How much pocket money would you need to save up to afford a space suit?
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Which of the following crazy outcomes is true about the first crew who travelled to the moon?
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Suns are stars and stars are bright things in the sky. Is there anything brighter than a star in the universe?
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Apart from those in the solar system, how many other planets are floating in the infinite abyss?
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We love our artificial satellites on Planet Earth. How many do we send up each year?
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What is believed to happen if you were ever unfortunate enough to get sucked into a black hole?
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The word "nebula" is Latin. What does it mean?
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Where did the gases that form our atmosphere originally come from?
18
Which of the following body changes happen when you leave the earth's atmosphere and enter space?
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How many times larger than the Earth is the sun?
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The inside faceplate of a space helmet is always sprayed before use. Why?
21
What is Saturn's principal component?
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What exactly is "a sidereel" day?
23
Which of the following happens when you're in space?
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There's a giant red spot on Jupiter's surface. What is it?
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What astrological condition causes high and low tides?
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Who uttered the famous phrase "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?
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Our galaxy is the Milky Way. How many other galaxies are there out there in the infinite abyss?
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Which of the 200 moons of the solar system is the largest?
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Which planet of the solar system has most rings?
30
Comets have tails. Why?
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Which of the following statements about the International Space Station is true? We hope you're not eating.
32
What do they call the program that scans the radio waves for signs of intelligent life?
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What do scientists call the brightest star within each constellation?
34
Poor old Pluto. It got demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet. Why?
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Scientists once believed that the earth was at the centre of the universe. Who was it who discovered that the sun is at the centre of our solar system (and we're orbiting that)?
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