Astronomy Concepts and Discoveries

The video explores the top 10 astronomy discoveries, including Jupiter's moons, the discovery of Uranus and Neptune, stellar nucleosynthesis, other galaxies, black holes, dark matter and energy, Hubble's Law, cosmic microwave background radiation, and heliocentrism. These discoveries have significantly advanced our understanding of the universe, from the structure of our solar system to the vastness of galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

Who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter?

• Johannes Kepler

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

Which planet was discovered by Frederick William Herschel in 1781?

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Mars

• Uranus

What process explains why stars shine and produce energy?

• Gravitational collapse

• Chemical reaction

• Stellar nucleosynthesis

• Nuclear fission

Which galaxy was the first to be identified outside of the Milky Way?

• Sombrero Galaxy

• Triangulum Galaxy

• Whirlpool Galaxy

• Andromeda Galaxy

What phenomenon did Einstein's theory of relativity predict?

• Cosmic rays

• Black holes

• Dark matter

• Exoplanets

What is thought to make up about 85% of the matter in the universe?

• Antimatter

• Visible matter

• Dark energy

• Dark matter

What does redshift indicate about a celestial object?

• It is moving towards us

• It is rotating

• It is stationary

• It is moving away from us

What does Hubble's Law state about galaxies?

• They are stationary

• They are moving away from Earth

• They are colliding with each other

• They are moving towards Earth

What is the cosmic microwave background radiation?

• Energy from dark matter

• Afterglow of the Big Bang

• Radiation from black holes

• Radiation from the sun

Who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Aristotle

• Ptolemy