Strange Space Facts Trivia

Question 1

Which planet has the largest magnetosphere, filled with plasma from its moon Io?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 2

In 2011, astronomers found an immense water vapor cloud located how far from Earth?

Accepted Answer

12 billion light-years away

Question 3

According to the BBC, the Sun's upper atmosphere releases how many particles per second as solar wind?

Accepted Answer

1.3 trillion trillion trillion

Question 4

According to the BBC, a region of space contains enough ethyl alcohol to provide how many pints of beer per day for every person on Earth for a billion years?

Accepted Answer

300,000 pints

Question 5

The first exoplanet found outside our solar system by Hubble in 2008 was named what?

Accepted Answer

Fomalhaut b

Question 6

How long does a "solar day" (sunrise to sunrise) last on Mercury?

Accepted Answer

176 Earth days

Question 7

A teaspoon's worth of neutron star material weighs how much?

Accepted Answer

one billion tons

Question 8

The Moon is not actually round. What shape does the book say it resembles?

Accepted Answer

A lemon

Question 9

What happened to the exoplanet Fomalhaut b when scientists went hunting for it in 2020?

Accepted Answer

it seemed to disappear from view

Question 10

Which planet is considered the coldest in our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 11

Scientists hypothesize that the core of 55 Cancri e could consist of carbon in the form of what?

Accepted Answer

diamonds and graphite

Question 12

How many rogue planets do astronomers believe could be floating freely in the Milky Way?

Accepted Answer

Over 200 billion

Question 13

Which crew are the only crew to have died in space?

Accepted Answer

Soyuz 11

Question 14

The most water ever discovered surrounds what, 12 billion light-years away?

Accepted Answer

A black hole

Question 15

In 2009, scientists discovered ethyl formate in a Milky Way gas cloud. What is ethyl formate responsible for?

Accepted Answer

Raspberry flavor and rum scent

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