Fun Facts - Space

What is in the middle of the Milky Way?

• Star

• Super Black Hole

• Dwarf Planet

• Massive Moon

How long is a light year?

• 19.46 trillion kilometers

• 39.46 trillion kilometers

• 29.46 trillion kilometers

• 9.46 trillion kilometers

Which year did the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched in

• 2021

• 2011

• 2001

• 1999

• What is the general consensus of the the universe age?

• • 13.7 billion

• • 23.7 billion

• • 43.7 billion

• • 33.7 billion

What year was the first woman in space?

• 1973.

• 1943.

• 1963.

• 1953.

What is the approx speed of light?

• 499,792,458 meters per second

• 299,792,458 meters per second

• 399,792,458 meters per second

• 199,792,458 meters per second

70% of the universe is made of

• carbon

• nitrogen

• Helium

• Hydrogen

What is "astronomical unit" (AU)

• the average distance from the center of the Earth to the Edge of the Milky Way

• the average distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the Moon

• the average distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the Sun

• the average distance from the center of the Earth to the center of Milky Way

Which statement is incorrect............The Andromeda Galaxy is

• 2.5 million light-years away from Earth.

• about 220,000 light-years wide.

• drifting away from the Milky Way at 0.007% in one million years.

• thought to contain about 1 trillion stars.