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This is rated as an easy one… How are small objects falling from outer space that survive entry in Earth’s atmosphere called?
- Asteroids
- Meteorites
- Interplanetary dust
- Dark matter
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What is the definition of a constellation?
- A radiation coming from a nebulae where stars are born.
- A group of stars that appear located close together in the sky and make an imaginary figure.
- A cluster of galaxies that seem connected one to another in outer space.
- The way planets get arranged in space in a particular time of terrestrial year.
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A space ring around stars could allow life due to its ideal temperature and radiation conditions, should a planet be rotating in it. How do astronomers call it?
- Protective rings
- Asteroid belts
- Habitable zones
- Oort Cloud
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What is the definition of a nebula?
- Ice particles rings that form around planets like Saturn.
- A visible gas tail in comets provoked by the Sun’s heat.
- A big bright cluster of dwarf stars.
- An interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen and other ionized gases.
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Now some history… Which was the first space probe launched from Earth to reach Jupiter?
- Pionneer 10, 1973
- Venera 9, 1975
- Ulysses, 1994
- Vega 1, 1985
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How fast does light travel in one second?
- 209,792 k/s
- 158,660 k/s
- 364,980 k/s
- 299.792 k/s
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What is the closest star to our Solar System?
- Sirius (Canis Major constellation)
- Polaris (Ursa Minor constellation)
- Alfa Centauri (Centaurus constellation)
- Vega (Lyra constellation)
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This is the tricky one… What’s the biggest object in outer space that can be seen to the naked eye from Earth?
- The Moon
- Orion Nebula
- Andromeda Galaxy
- Halley’s Comet
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The Moon shows always the same side to Earth because…
- … the other side is always hidden from direct sunlight.
- … it rotates very slowly when revolving around the Earth.
- … the Earth revolves around the Sun in a way that doesn’t allow another position.
- … the Earth spins very slowly when revolving around the Moon.
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This one is harder… The Eagle Nebulae, famous for its distinctive shape, is located in which constellation?
- Coma Berenices
- Orion
- Hercules
- Serpens
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Rigel and Betelgeuse are two giant stars located in the same constellation perfectly visible from Earth. Which one is it?
- Cygnus
- Perseus
- Orion
- Cassiopeia
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What is the name of giant space telescope revolving around Earth that allows to observe very distant objects in the universe?
- Cassini-Huygens
- Hubble
- Soyuz
- Voyager
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Keeping up with news… What is the name of the last space probe landed on Mars surface?
- Curiosity
- Mariner 9
- InSight
- Opportunity
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Titania is the name of the satellite that orbits around which planet of the Solar System?
- Jupiter
- Mars
- Saturn
- Uranus
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Which planet has the shortest day in our Solar System?
- Mercury
- Jupiter
- Venus
- Neptune
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