✨When Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, they honored Soviet cosomnaut Yuri Gagarin by leaving behind on of his medal✨
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✨The concept of black holes goes back to the 1780's when "dark stars" were envisioned✨
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✨The nearest known black hole is 1,600 light years (10 quadrillion miles/16 quadrillion kilometers) away✨
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✨A binary black holes have been found sitting in the center of quasar SDSS 153636.22+044127.0 at a distance of about 4 billion light years from Earth✨
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✨The sun is not big enough to become a black hole, but if it did it would be 3.7 miles in diameter✨
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✨Black holes come in three sizes: stellar mass, intermediate mass and supermassive✨
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Though more famous for its huge storms, Jupiter isn't the only planet with large storms. In fact, Neptune has three major storms in its atmosphere. What are their names?
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A. Moe, Larry, Curly
12%
B. LS2, LS3, RF4
41%
C. Great Dark Spot, Small Dark Spot, Scooter
24%
D. Entropica, Titanica, N23
Galileo Galilei was the first to observe a satellite around any planet besides Earth when he used an early telescope in 1609-1610 to see Jupiter's moons. When we refer to the Galileian Moon or Moons, just how many are there?
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A. 1
18%
B. 2
36%
C. 3
29%
D. None of those choices
One of Venus's most distinct features is Maat Mons. Which of the following statements about Maat Mons is false?
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A. It is the largest volcano on Venus.
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B. It is named for the Roman goddess of fire.
23%
C. It rises approximately 5 miles from Venus's surface.
20%
D. There is evidence of recent volcanic activity.
Mars has no:
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A. Magnetic field
17%
B. Solid Core
37%
C. Atmosphere
16%
D. Volcanoes