NASA Discoveries Quiz

What year was NASA established?

• 1995

• 1971

• 1969

• 1958

What is the fifth state of matter discovered in 1995?

• Liquid

• Bose-Einstein Condensate

• Solid

• Plasma

What unique property does a Bose-Einstein Condensate exhibit?

• It is highly radioactive

• It acts like a single super particle

• It is extremely hot

• It emits light

What recent discovery by the James Webb Telescope might change our understanding of the universe's history?

• Existence of dark matter

• Fully formed galaxies 500-700 million years after the Big Bang

• The presence of water on Mars

• The age of the Milky Way

What was the first black hole ever discovered?

• Sagittarius A*

• Cygnus X1

• Andromeda

• Vega

What did NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirm about Cygnus X1?

• It is a galaxy

• It is a supernova

• It is a black hole

• It is a neutron star

What is the size comparison of ultra-massive black holes to our sun?

• Same size

• 10 billion times more massive

• 10 times more massive

• 100 times more massive

What method does NASA use to detect exoplanets by observing a star's light dimming?

• Transit method

• Gravitational lensing

• Radial velocity method

• Direct imaging

Which exoplanet is located in the closest star system to Earth?

• Wasp 39b

• Kepler-452b

• Proxima Centauri B

• Trappist-1e

What significant discovery did the James Webb Telescope make about an exoplanet's atmosphere?

• Presence of oxygen

• Presence of methane

• Presence of CO2

• Presence of water