What is the name for a planet's path around the Sun?
Answer
Orbit
32309 Easy Trivia Questions
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Which ancient Greek astronomer is known for an early Sun-centered model of the cosmos?
Answer
Aristarchus of Samos
On what date was Voyager 2 launched?
Answer
August 20, 1977
Which Voyager probe was launched first?
Answer
Voyager 2
Which planet did Voyager 2 fly by in August 1989?
Answer
Neptune
Which planet was Voyager 1's first planetary flyby target?
Answer
Jupiter
Which Voyager spacecraft flew by Saturn first?
Answer
Voyager 1
Which Chuck Berry song is included on the Voyager Golden Record?
Answer
Johnny B. Goode
What metal is the Voyager Golden Record mainly made of?
Answer
Copper
Which radio antenna network is used to communicate with the Voyager probes?
Answer
Deep Space Network
Which UN Secretary-General recorded an English greeting for the Golden Record?
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Kurt Waldheim
Which U.S. president has a printed message on the Voyager Golden Record?
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Jimmy Carter
Which NASA center built the Voyager spacecraft?
Answer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Which layer above the troposphere contains most atmospheric ozone?
Answer
Stratosphere
Which greenhouse gas is also called laughing gas?
Answer
Nitrous oxide
Which reference gas has a global warming potential of 1 by definition?
Answer
carbon dioxide
Greenhouse gases absorb and emit energy mainly in which part of the spectrum?
Answer
thermal infrared
What was the name of ESA's uncrewed cargo spacecraft series for the ISS?
Answer
Automated Transfer Vehicle
Who was the first woman to command the ISS?
Answer
Peggy Whitson
Which SpaceX mission launched the first crewed Crew Dragon flight to the ISS?
Answer
SpaceX Demo-2
Which first all-private astronaut mission visited the ISS in 2022?
Answer
Axiom Mission 1
What is the NASA name of the ISS Node 1 module?
Answer
Unity
Which private company operated Axiom Mission 1 to the ISS?
Answer
Axiom Space
Which company built the BEAM expandable module attached to the ISS?
Answer
Bigelow Aerospace
What is the ISS's SATCAT number?
Answer
25544
Which spacecraft carried the first resident ISS crew into orbit?
Answer
Soyuz TM-31
What does the abbreviation ISS stand for?
Answer
International Space Station
What boundary around a black hole is the point of no return for light and matter?
Answer
Event horizon
What event occurs when a star is torn apart by a black hole's tidal forces?
Answer
Tidal disruption event
What radius gives the event horizon size of a non-rotating black hole?
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Schwarzschild radius
What glowing disk of orbiting gas can surround a feeding black hole?
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Accretion disk
What kind of object is Sagittarius A*?
Answer
Supermassive black hole