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  1. 7. The point around a black hole from which nothing, not even light, can escape.
  2. 10. Rover designed to explore Mars' Jezero Crater for signs of ancient microbial life.
  3. 12. Known as the Red Planet, home to the tallest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons.
  4. 13. Hypothesized distant spherical shell of icy objects surrounding the Solar System.
  5. 15. Rover exploring the Gale Crater on Mars, searching for evidence of water and past life.
  6. 16. Space telescope dedicated to finding Earth-like planets in the habitable zones of other stars.
  7. 17. Known for its extreme temperature fluctuations, the closest planet to the Sun.
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  1. 1. A space telescope that has revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
  2. 2. The nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way, expected to collide with our galaxy in the future.
  3. 3. Mission that explored Saturn and its intricate ring system and moons.
  4. 4. A spacecraft that has provided humanity with its first glimpse into interstellar space.
  5. 5. A red supergiant star famous for its variable brightness, located in the constellation Orion.
  6. 6. Saturn's largest moon, remarkable for its dense atmosphere and surface lakes of hydrocarbons.
  7. 8. A moon of Jupiter, believed to have a subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust.
  8. 9. Conducted a historic flyby of Pluto, revealing its complex surface and atmosphere.
  9. 11. Star system known for its seven Earth-sized planets, several of which are in the habitable zone.
  10. 14. Host star to the nearest known exoplanet in the habitable zone.