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

Mesoplanet
Terrestrial
Planetar
Exoplanet

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

1976
1981
1964
1992

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Not quite.

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

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

Canis Major Dwarf
Cygnus A
Virgo A
Andromeda

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That was incorrect.

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

Asteroids
Nebulae
A Starbucks
A supermassive black hole

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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
IC 1101
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Andromeda

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Nope, sorry. 😢

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

The Goldilocks Zone
Pay Dirt
The Genesis Zone
The Money Spot

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

22%
5%
12%
Less than 1%

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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
Proxima Centauri b
Gliese 667Cc
Kepler-22b

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I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

As of 2021, approximately many exoplanets have been discovered?

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

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Not quite.

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

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

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

Elliptical galaxies
Lenticular galaxies
Spiral galaxies
Irregular galaxies

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What is the biggest known object in the universe?

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

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

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

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Doh! 🤬

What is a "rogue planet"?

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