Astronomy Quiz

4. first person to suggest the idea of an artificial satellite
5. 2019 Nobel Prize winner for Physics for physical cosmology
7. discovered in the year 1998 using Type Ia supernovae?
8. In which galaxy was a black hole discovered in the year 2017
10. Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics for
15. What is a group of old stars closely packed in a symmetrical form called?
16. scientific term used for the twinkling of stars
17. The day is longer than a year on
18. part of the Sun can be seen with the naked eye
19. day on which the Sun’s direct rays cross the celestial equator is called

1. visible part of the Sun
2. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion
3. The amount of light emitted by an object in a unit of time is known as
6. What is the dark centre of a sunspot called?
9. this planet's axis is almost parallel to its orbital plane, making it spin nearly on its side
11. Who invented the telescope?
12. The atmosphere of Mars is mostly composed of
13. Who developed the theory of auroral phenomena?
14. planet that spins backwards compared to the others