Take this quiz to see how space-savvy you are! The answers are below.
1. What event do astronomers believe began the universe?
2. What is the name of the first man-made object launched into space?
3. Which planet is named after the Roman God of War?
4. Which planet is the warmest?
5. True/False: The Universe is expanding.
6. Which planet is blue in color?
7. What is the most common element in the universe?
8. The moons of what planet are named after Shakespearean characters?
9. Who was the first man in space?
10. Which country had the first space station?
11. Which late night talk show host has a space treadmill named after him?
12. What type of animal was the first living creature to be launched into space?
13. Name one of the two planets that has no moons?
14. Name one of the two countries involved in the Space Race.
15. Name the first female in space.
Answers are below. REMEMBER to visit the Space Adventures exhibit at the Museum. The exhibit closes on August 30th, so you only have a few days left. Don’t miss it!
Answers:
1. Big Bang
2. Sputnik
3. Mars
4. Venus
5. True
6. Neptune
7. Helium
8. Uranus
9. Yuri Gagarin
10. Soviet Union
11. Steven Colbert
12. a dog named Laika
13. Mercury and Venus
14. The United States and the USSR
15. Sally Ride
Leave a comment! Tell us how many questions you got right, and share this quiz with your friends and family! Also, submit your own space trivia questions! Whoever posts the best trivia question will have their question posted on twitter and win a FREE PASS to the Museum! Submissions must be posted by September 10 to be eligible.
REMEMBER to visit the Space Adventures exhibit at the Museum. The exhibit closes on August 30th, so you only have a few days left. Don’t miss it!
Showing posts with label Space Adventures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Space Adventures. Show all posts
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Attention star gazers!
Alert Museum staffer Angi Burgess let us know about this cool thing coming up tomorrow night, Thursday, Aug 27!
SEE ANTARES
At nightfall on August 27, the first-quarter Moon is very near a brilliant bright star at nightfall. This star is the famous red star Antares A. Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius—a red glow at the scorpion’s heart.
Antares is commonly mistaken for Mars because of its reddish hue, a fact shown by its name “Ant-Ares,” which means “like Mars,” with “Ares” being the Greek name for the god of war.
Antares is a true red supergiant, which means that it has consumed all of its hydrogen. This huge star is about 700 times the diameter of our own Sun and 10,000 times brighter.
Here is how the earth compares to the sun....
and how our sun compares to Antares. WOW!
Visit SPACE ADVENTURES, the exhibit, before it closes THIS SUNDAY August 30!
SEE ANTARES
At nightfall on August 27, the first-quarter Moon is very near a brilliant bright star at nightfall. This star is the famous red star Antares A. Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius—a red glow at the scorpion’s heart.
Antares is commonly mistaken for Mars because of its reddish hue, a fact shown by its name “Ant-Ares,” which means “like Mars,” with “Ares” being the Greek name for the god of war.
Antares is a true red supergiant, which means that it has consumed all of its hydrogen. This huge star is about 700 times the diameter of our own Sun and 10,000 times brighter.
Here is how the earth compares to the sun....
and how our sun compares to Antares. WOW!Visit SPACE ADVENTURES, the exhibit, before it closes THIS SUNDAY August 30!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Ten Cool Facts About Space - Part 2
5. If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together because the metal is not surrounded by oxidized matter! This is known as cold welding.
4. Some rocks found on Earth are actually pieces of Mars.
3. There are more stars in the sky than all of the grains of sand on earth.
2. In 1820, the universe was thought to be 6,000 years old. It is now thought to be between 15 and 20 billion years old.
1. The moon is moving away from Earth at a rate of about 3.8 cm each year.
TA-DA! There you have 'em. Fore more awesome space fun, visit the SPACE ADVENTURES exhibit, going on now through August 30.
4. Some rocks found on Earth are actually pieces of Mars.
3. There are more stars in the sky than all of the grains of sand on earth.
2. In 1820, the universe was thought to be 6,000 years old. It is now thought to be between 15 and 20 billion years old.
1. The moon is moving away from Earth at a rate of about 3.8 cm each year.
TA-DA! There you have 'em. Fore more awesome space fun, visit the SPACE ADVENTURES exhibit, going on now through August 30.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Ten Cool Facts About Space - Part 1
Do you really know what’s going on in our universe? In honor of our exhibit Space Adventures, here are the top ten coolest facts about space:
10. The Sun makes up 99.86% of the Solar System's mass.
9. The Big Dipper is actually not a constellation, but an asterism.
8. A Comet's tail always points away from the sun.
7. According to scientists, Gold exists on Mars, Mercury, and Venus.
6. Footprints and tire tracks left behind by astronauts on the moon will stay there forever as there is no wind to blow them away.
STAY TUNED LATER THIS WEEK FOR 5 MORE COOL FACTS!
Thought that was interesting? Explore a whole world of Space Adventures, including a nostalgic look back at 1960s comics featuring space travel! The exhibit runs until August 30th.
10. The Sun makes up 99.86% of the Solar System's mass.
9. The Big Dipper is actually not a constellation, but an asterism.
8. A Comet's tail always points away from the sun.
7. According to scientists, Gold exists on Mars, Mercury, and Venus.
6. Footprints and tire tracks left behind by astronauts on the moon will stay there forever as there is no wind to blow them away.
STAY TUNED LATER THIS WEEK FOR 5 MORE COOL FACTS!
Thought that was interesting? Explore a whole world of Space Adventures, including a nostalgic look back at 1960s comics featuring space travel! The exhibit runs until August 30th.
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