Exploring Cosmic Mysteries

What was the Wow Signal named after?

• A type of cosmic ray

• A famous astronomical event

• A new star discovered in the galaxy

• A strong radio signal detected by Jerry R. Ehman

What makes Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) particularly mysterious?

• They are predictable and occur regularly

• They release more energy in milliseconds than the sun does in a day

• They last for several hours

• They are visible to the naked eye

What percentage of the universe is believed to be made up of dark energy?

• 25%

• 5%

• 100%

• 70%

What is the Oort Cloud?

• A visible cloud of gas in the Milky Way

• A hypothetical cloud of icy objects at the edge of our solar system

• A cluster of stars near the sun

• A type of black hole

What is a hypervelocity star?

• A star that is part of a binary system

• A star moving faster than the escape velocity of the Milky Way

• A star that is about to explode

• A star that has stopped emitting light

What event is associated with a mysterious explosion in Siberia in 1908?

• The Tunguska event

• The Vesuvius eruption

• The Chernobyl disaster

• The Krakatoa eruption

What might the Kuiper Belt help scientists understand?

• The speed of light

• The behavior of black holes

• The formation of our solar system

• The future of the universe

What is the Fermi Paradox concerned with?

• The speed of light being constant

• The expansion of the universe

• The lack of extraterrestrial life despite the vastness of the universe

• The formation of black holes

What does the Great Filter hypothesis suggest?

• All stars will eventually become black holes

• Dark matter is the most abundant form of matter

• The universe is shrinking

• There is a barrier that prevents civilizations from advancing

What is one theory about why we haven't encountered extraterrestrial life?

• They are hiding on Earth

• They are extinct

• They are too far away

• They are in another dimension