Astronomy Question: The Demise of Skylab

Image (Credit): Skylab as it appeared to the final crew upon its departure. (NASA)

Two-Part Multiple Choice: 

Part 1: When the US space station Sklyab fell from the sky in 1979, what country was hit with falling debris?

A. Argentina
B. Australia
C. New Zealand
D. Papua New Guinea

Part 2: What was the size of the fine that this country tried to impose on NASA as compensation for the falling debris?

A. $400
B. $40,000
C: $4 million
D: $14 million

Take a guess and then check your answers by going to the “Astronomy Question Answer Sheet” page.

Astronomy Question: The Asteroid Belt

Image (Credit): Asteroid 433 Eros, which is the first asteroid ever orbited by a spacecraft, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous – Shoemaker (NEAR Shoemaker), in 1998. (NASA)

Multiple Choice: What is the average distance between the asteroids located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter?

A. 4,000 miles
B. 50,000 miles
C. 600,000 miles
D. 1.1 million miles

Take a guess and then check your answer by going to the “Astronomy Question Answer Sheet” page.

Astronomy Question: Star Trek and Founding Species

Multiple Choice: In the television series Star Trek, which of the following was not a founding species of the United Federation of Planets, a collection of governments based on universal liberty and equality?

A. Vulcans
B. Andorians
C. Tellarites
D. Betazoids

Take a guess and then check your answer by going to the “Astronomy Question Answer Sheet” page.