The Sounds of Interstellar Space Quiz

What was the main topic of Don Gurnett's presentation at the NASA press conference?

• The sounds of interstellar space

• The launch of a new spacecraft

• The end of the Voyager mission

• The discovery of a new planet

What is the heliosphere?

• A type of plasma wave

• A new planet discovered by Voyager 1

• A bubble of magnetism surrounding the sun and planets

• A region of space with no magnetic fields

Why did it take NASA almost a year to realize Voyager 1 had left the heliosphere?

• The spacecraft was lost

• The data transmission was slow

• The instruments were malfunctioning

• The mission was classified

What triggers the plasma oscillations detected by Voyager 1?

• Asteroids

• Solar events like CMEs

• Cosmic rays

• Gravitational waves

What is Don Gurnett hoping to discover in the unexplored region of space?

• Alien life forms

• Plasma waves not excited by solar storms

• A new galaxy

• New planets