What does the speaker compare the stars of the Milky Way Galaxy to?
Beyond the Stars: Embracing Curiosity and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lights in cabins of a spaceship
Candles in a church
Lights in a city
Fireflies in a field
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What does the speaker suggest is a better approach than waiting for radio signals?
Checking for objects from outside our solar system
Building more powerful telescopes
Exploring other planets
Sending messages to space
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What unusual characteristic did the first reported object from outside the solar system exhibit?
It had a cometary tail
It was spherical
It changed brightness dramatically
It emitted radio signals
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What question did Enrico Fermi famously ask?
Are we alone in the universe?
How big is the universe?
Where is everybody?
What is the meaning of life?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker suggest is necessary to find new scientific knowledge?
Extraordinary luck
Extraordinary claims
Extraordinary evidence
Extraordinary funding
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What example does the speaker give of a significant investment in science?
The Mars Rover
The International Space Station
The Large Hadron Collider
The Hubble Space Telescope
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker emphasize about our place in the universe?
We are unique and special
We are the center of the universe
We should be modest
We are the pinnacle of creation
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