Dark Matter and Dark Energy Quiz

Who discovered that galaxies exist and are very far away from us?

• Stephen Hawking

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Edwin Hubble

What is the name of the mysterious particle that makes up dark matter?

• Quark

• Neutrino

• Axion

• Muon

When did astronomers discover that the expansion of the universe is accelerating?

• 1970s

• 1950s

• 1990s

• 2000s

What percentage of the mass energy in the entire cosmos is dark energy?

• 33.8%

• 50.5%

• 66.2%

• 75.0%

What is the age of the universe according to modern cosmology?

• 10.5 billion years

• 13.77 billion years

• 15.2 billion years

• 20.0 billion years

What did the PANTHEON+ survey measure the precise positions of?

• Black holes

• Neutron stars

• Supernovae

• Galaxies

What is the main goal in modern cosmology regarding dark matter and dark energy?

• To understand their behavior

• To measure their properties precisely

• To discover their identity

• To ignore their existence

What is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope?

• James Webb Space Telescope

• Spitzer Space Telescope

• Kepler Space Telescope

• Chandra X-ray Observatory

What is the hottest topic in astronomy according to the text?

• Supernovae

• Black holes

• Neutron stars

• Exoplanets

Which country is launching its first lunar probe to the moon?

• South Korea

• India

• Russia

• China