What phrase names the area of sky obscured by the Milky Way?
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Zone of Avoidance
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What phrase names the area of sky obscured by the Milky Way?
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Zone of Avoidance
Which smaller naked-eye satellite galaxy is paired with the Large Magellanic Cloud?
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Small Magellanic Cloud
What dark dust feature visibly splits the Milky Way band from Cygnus toward Centaurus?
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Great Rift
Who first resolved the Milky Way's band into individual stars with a telescope in 1610?
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Galileo Galilei
What compact radio source marks the Milky Way's central black hole?
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Sagittarius A*
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Which smaller naked-eye satellite galaxy is paired with the Large Magellanic Cloud?
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Small Magellanic Cloud
Who first resolved the Milky Way's band into individual stars with a telescope in 1610?
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Galileo Galilei
What compact radio source marks the Milky Way's central black hole?
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Sagittarius A*
What galaxy contains the Solar System?
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Milky Way
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Shuttle Mission Simulator
Which Saudi payload specialist on STS-51-G became the first Arab in space?
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Sultan bin Salman Al Saud