Space

Question 1

Space Age began in 1956

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Which was the first spacecraft to have a hard landing on another celestial object?

Accepted Answer

Luna 2

Question 3

Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics for physical cosmology?

Accepted Answer

James Peebles

Question 4

In which year was India&#x27;&#x27;s first mission to Mars Mangalyaan launched?

Accepted Answer

2013

Question 5

Who discovered dark matter?

Accepted Answer

Fritz Zwicky

Question 6

What is the visible part of the Sun called?

Accepted Answer

the photosphere

Question 7

Sir Isaac Newton was the first to suggest the idea of an artificial satellite

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Approximately how many miles (or kilometres) are there in a light-year?

Accepted Answer

5.9 trillion (9.5 trillion km)

Question 9

Who invented the telescope?

Accepted Answer

Hans Lippershey

Question 10

What is the smallest planet in the solar system by mass?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 11

What is the minimum speed of a meteoroid when it enters Earth’s atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

25,000 miles (40,234 km) per hour

Question 12

What is the name of the first space tourist?

Accepted Answer

Dennis Tito

Question 13

In which year did the space shuttle Columbia disaster take place?

Accepted Answer

2003

Question 14

Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?

Accepted Answer

Kepler

Question 15

What is the minimum speed of a meteoroid when it enters Earth’s atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

25,000 miles (40,234 km) per hour

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