Space beyond our solar system is one of the most interesting subjects to study at the moment and this quiz will test your knowledge on it. It is truly a wonderful time to think, learn, and discuss all the possibilities about space outside our solar system. New telescope technologies are helping us learn about the vast unknown and then letting our imaginations run wild at the limitless possibilities. In recent years, scientists even managed to obtain an image of a black hole! These are exciting times for space fans indeed.
To do well on this quiz you will have to know a lot about not just the eight planets in the solar system, but actually venture into the vast unknown beyond that. Much of what we know about outside our solar system has been discovered recently and our knowledge base is expanding at a rapid pace. We could discover something tomorrow which totally changes everything we thought we knew as well. Only astrophysicists or people who listen to a lot of Neil deGrasse Tyson can pass this quiz on space beyond our solar system. If you would like to know just how much you know about the exoplanets, the universe, and more, then go ahead and give this quiz your best shot!
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Space Beyond Our Solar System Quiz Questions
What is a planet that is located outside our solar system called?
Terrestrial
Exoplanet
Planetar
Mesoplanet
Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail are widely believed to have discovered the first exoplanet. In what year did they do this?
1976
1992
1981
1964
What percentage of the known universe consists of dark matter and dark energy?
50%
75%
80%
95%
What is the nearest galaxy in location to the Milky Way?
Canis Major Dwarf
Andromeda
Virgo A
Cygnus A
What do experts believe is at the center of virtually all large galaxies?
A supermassive black hole
A Starbucks
Asteroids
Nebulae
What galaxy is believed to be the largest ever discovered? It is estimated to be 50 times the size of our Milky Way.
Andromeda
IC 1101
Arp's Galaxy
Triangulum
What nickname have astrophysicists given the area around a star that would not be too hot or too cold to produce life?
The Money Spot
The Goldilocks Zone
The Genesis Zone
Pay Dirt
What percentage of sun-like stars are thought to have planets in orbit located in a habitable or "Goldilocks Zone"?
22%
Less than 1%
5%
12%
The television show Raised by Wolves is set on a real exoplanet within a Goldilocks Zone that was discovered on December 5, 2011. What is the name of that planet?
Asgaard
Gliese 667Cc
Proxima Centauri b
Kepler-22b
As of 2021, approximately many exoplanets have been discovered?
Over 10,000
Over 40,000
Over 4,000
Over 1,000
At the time it was discovered in 2006, this planet was considered the largest known exoplanet. What is its name?
Achelous
42 Draconis b
TrES-4b
47 Ursae Majoris b
What type of galaxy is the most common in the universe?
Spiral galaxies
Irregular galaxies
Lenticular galaxies
Elliptical galaxies
What is the biggest known object in the universe?
The Tarantula Nebula
UY Scuti
TON 618
Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall
What was the first human-made object ever sent outside our solar system?
DSCOVR
A boomerang that never came back
Voyager 1
Parker Solar Probe
What is a "rogue planet"?
A planet with no atmosphere
A planet that hasn't been named yet.
A planet without a hosting solar system
A planet with no moons
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