Which SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule exploded during a ground test in April 2019, delaying the Commercial Crew Program?
What is the name of the hypothesized "Planet Nine" hunting ground – the region beyond Neptune that contains thousands of icy bodies, including some discovered in 2019?
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The dark, flat plain on the Moon where Chang’e 4 landed in January 2019 – name this basaltic lunar mare.
(T/F) Astronomers discovered a moon-forming disk around a distant exoplanet called PDS 70 c in 2019. Section C: Fill in the Blank (2 points each) 11. The interstellar comet discovered in August 2019, only the second such object ever detected, was named ______________. Which SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule exploded during a
The Parker Solar Probe became the closest human-made object to the Sun in 2019, reaching a perihelion of about ______________ million kilometers from the Sun’s surface. (Within 5 million km is fine).
If you followed along with Round 1, you’ll know that 2019 was a bumper year for space exploration. We saw the first all-female spacewalk (almost), China landing Chang’e 4 on the far side of the Moon, and the world collectively gasping at the first-ever image of a black hole. Share your score in the comments
(T/F) The 2019 transit of Mercury was visible in its entirety from most of South America and the eastern United States.
(T/F) The LIGO and Virgo observatories detected gravitational waves from a neutron star collision in 2019.
Clear skies and curious minds.