UKSEDS Midlands Regional Event Quiz

What is the Colour of the Sun

• Blue

• Red

• Yellow

• White

Name the ESA mission that will be the Earth's MET Office in space

• James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

• Vera Rubin Observatory

• Vigil

• Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)

How many space clusters are there in the UK?

What does the University of Warwick's GOTO instrument observe

• Gravitational Waves

• Transients (Supernovae, Gamma Ray Bursts, Tidal Disruption Events, etc.)

• Spectroscopy of stars, planets, and galaxies

• Solar activity (flares, sunspots, prominences, etc.)

How many bytes of data will be produced by Vera Rubin Observatory per night?

• 20 Megabytes

• 20 Gigabytes

• 20 Terabytes

• 20 Petabytes

What is the name of the Hubble Space Telescope Successor?

• Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

• James Webb Space Telescope

• PLATO

• ARIEL

How old is UKSEDS?

• 2 days

• 2 years

• 26 years

• 37 years

If you look at a star at night, what is the probability that they are two stars (binary system) to the nearest 10%?

Do not include % in your answer.

Which spacecraft carried Laika, the first living creature sent into orbit?

• Challenger

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 2

• Voyager 1

Which was the first spacecraft to have a hard landing on another celestial object?

• Ranger 9

• Pioneer 2

• Kosmos 111

• Luna 2