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What is a planet that is located outside our solar system called?

Planetar
Terrestrial
Mesoplanet
Exoplanet

Yay!

Not quite.

Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail are widely believed to have discovered the first exoplanet. In what year did they do this?

1964
1981
1976
1992

Bravo!

That was incorrect.

What percentage of the known universe consists of dark matter and dark energy?

Hooray! 🥳

That was incorrect.

What is the nearest galaxy in location to the Milky Way?

Canis Major Dwarf
Virgo A
Andromeda
Cygnus A

Right on! 👊

Nope, sorry. 😢

What do experts believe is at the center of virtually all large galaxies?

Nebulae
Asteroids
A Starbucks
A supermassive black hole

You've got it! 🥳

That was incorrect.

What galaxy is believed to be the largest ever discovered? It is estimated to be 50 times the size of our Milky Way.

Triangulum
Andromeda
IC 1101
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Boom! Nailed it! 👊

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

What nickname have astrophysicists given the area around a star that would not be too hot or too cold to produce life?

The Genesis Zone
Pay Dirt
The Goldilocks Zone
The Money Spot

Right on the money!

Nope, sorry. 😢

What percentage of sun-like stars are thought to have planets in orbit located in a habitable or "Goldilocks Zone"?

12%
5%
22%
Less than 1%

Terrific! 🥳

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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?

Proxima Centauri b
Gliese 667Cc
Asgaard
Kepler-22b

Great!

That was incorrect.

As of 2021, approximately many exoplanets have been discovered?

Over 1,000
Over 10,000
Over 40,000
Over 4,000

Marvelous!

Having difficulty with this one?

At the time it was discovered in 2006, this planet was considered the largest known exoplanet. What is its name?

42 Draconis b
TrES-4b
Achelous
47 Ursae Majoris b

Fabulous!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

What type of galaxy is the most common in the universe?

Elliptical galaxies
Irregular galaxies
Spiral galaxies
Lenticular galaxies

Nice going!

Nope, sorry. 😢

What is the biggest known object in the universe?

TON 618
UY Scuti
The Tarantula Nebula
Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall

Marvelous!

Not quite.

What was the first human-made object ever sent outside our solar system?

Voyager 1
Parker Solar Probe
DSCOVR
A boomerang that never came back

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

What is a "rogue planet"?

A planet with no atmosphere
A planet without a hosting solar system
A planet with no moons
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