Space and Astronomy

Questions

  1. What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?
  2. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
  3. What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
  4. What celestial body is the closest star to Earth?
  5. What is the name of the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
  6. Which planet is famous for its prominent ring system?
  7. What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?
  8. What is the term for a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction?
  9. Who was the first human to journey into outer space?
  10. What is the name of the telescope that was launched into space in 1990 and has provided many detailed images of the universe?

Answers

  1. The Milky Way
  2. Mars
  3. Jupiter
  4. The Sun
  5. Sputnik 1
  6. Saturn
  7. Titan
  8. Galaxy
  9. Yuri Gagarin
  10. The Hubble Space Telescope

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