Astronomy

Astronomy Quiz

Astronomy Quiz

What percentage of the universe is hidden from view by dust and stars?

Ans : 20.

What does the name of the constellation Scutum mean in English?

Ans : shield

Where in the Solar System would you find "Alba Patera"?

Ans : Mars
Alba Patera, found on Mars, is a peak at a height of 1,600m and a diameter of 464km.

Which space probe was the first to cross the asteroid belt?

Ans : Pioneer 10.

What is the name of the cloud that marks the edge of the Solar System?

Ans : Oort cloud.

What were the names of the two dogs carried into space by Sputnik 5?

Ans : Belka and Strelka

How many times more luminous is the Milky Way compared to our Sun?

Ans : 14 billion times.

Which is the smallest planet among the gaseous giants?

Ans : Neptune

A type of neutron star is called a:

Ans : pulsar.

Spike-like columns of gas that jet out from the sun's chromosphere are called:

Ans : Spicules.

Who experimentally discovered the relationship between redshift and distance within the universe?

Ans : Hubble
Edwin Hubble, 1889-1953, discovered the true meaning of redshift and first confirmed experimentally that the universe was expanding.

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