Astrophysics Trivia
Show off your cosmic wit by tackling black holes, cosmic microwave hangovers, and dark energy—because your brain should expand as fast as the universe!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
In January 1610, which Italian astronomer spotted four moons orbiting
Galileo Galilei
NASA's Juno spacecraft, currently orbiting Jupiter where sunlight is 25 times weaker than at Earth, is the most distant ever powered by what energy source?
Solar power
What class of black hole, typically found at the centers of galaxies, can weigh from millions to billions of Suns?
Supermassive black hole
Which astronomer introduced the heliocentric model, placing the Sun at the center of the solar system and paving the way for Newton’s laws of gravity?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Which intensely luminous objects, first identified in early 1960s and powered by supermassive black holes at galaxy centers, can outshine entire galaxies?
Quasars