JavaScript is required to load quizzes. Please enable it in your browser settings or switch to a more compatible browser like Safari, Edge, or Chrome with fewer blocking settings.

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

Planetar
Exoplanet
Mesoplanet
Terrestrial

Boom! Nailed it! 👊

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

1981
1992
1976
1964

You've got it! 🥳

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

Magnificent!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

Canis Major Dwarf
Cygnus A
Virgo A
Andromeda

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Not quite right. 😢

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

A Starbucks
Nebulae
A supermassive black hole
Asteroids

Yay!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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

IC 1101
Triangulum
Andromeda
$Space Beyond Our Solar System Quiz Arp\'s Galaxy$ Arp's Galaxy

You've nailed it!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

Pay Dirt
The Money Spot
The Goldilocks Zone
The Genesis Zone

Beautiful! 👍

Not quite.

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%

Sweet!

Not quite right. 😢

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
Kepler-22b
Proxima Centauri b
Gliese 667Cc

Amazing! 👍

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

As of 2021, approximately many exoplanets have been discovered?

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

Nice going!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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

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

Amazing! 👍

Doh! 🤬

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

Elliptical galaxies
Irregular galaxies
Spiral galaxies
Lenticular galaxies

Great!

Not quite right. 😢

What is the biggest known object in the universe?

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

Terrific! 🥳

Nope, sorry. 😢

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

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

Outstanding!

Having difficulty with this one?

What is a "rogue planet"?

A planet without a hosting solar system
A planet with no moons
$Space Beyond Our Solar System Quiz A planet that hasn\'t been named yet.$ A planet that hasn't been named yet.
A planet with no atmosphere