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Title: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 29, 2009, 01:03:38 PM

How many planets are in the 55 Cancri system?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 3
D. 6

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: atomic7732 on August 29, 2009, 01:21:51 PM

A and B.

5 planets confirmed, of which one has confirmed mass
2 MORE planets unconfirmed

Btw, this is what Who Want's to Be A Billionare? (http://universesandbox.com/forum/index.php/topic,352.45.html) is for.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 29, 2009, 02:20:28 PM

What is an iron star?
a. a hypotetical star existing in 10^1500 years, composed with iron-56 nuclei.
b. a blue star
c. a small star
d. a big star
The difficulty is really insane. and i know that answer.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: witold on August 29, 2009, 02:38:27 PM

Quote from: monmarfori on August 29, 2009, 02:20:28 PM

What is an iron star?
a. a hypotetical star existing in 10^1500 years, composed with iron-56 nuclei.
b. a blue star
c. a small star
d. a big star
The difficulty is really insane. and i know that answer.

I think its A.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: qwew80 on August 29, 2009, 02:48:11 PM

A....???

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: atomic7732 on August 29, 2009, 02:58:19 PM

d. probably. These are stars just before they can't hold themselves anymore and explode. They have existed for billions of years bfore now.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: qwew80 on August 29, 2009, 02:59:44 PM

Wow...
I wonder........
Nvmd....

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 29, 2009, 03:33:17 PM

Correct.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: witold on August 29, 2009, 03:51:33 PM

Quote from: monmarfori on August 29, 2009, 03:33:17 PM

Correct.

Who say correct???

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: atomic7732 on August 29, 2009, 03:53:05 PM

I think it was me. He's been on fora while. So, I think he waited till someone posted the right answer.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 29, 2009, 04:05:41 PM

Which is the largest galaxy?

A. Pinwheel galaxy
B. Virgo A (M87)
C. IC 1011
D. cD Galaxy (NGC 4889)

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: atomic7732 on August 29, 2009, 04:09:48 PM

C!

What is the farthest galaxy?

1. I Zwicky 18
2. A1689-zD1
3. A1689-z9D
4. A568-00zD

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 29, 2009, 04:16:03 PM

1. I Zwicky 18.

Sometimes I can remember stuffs  :P

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 29, 2009, 04:23:29 PM

You know the farthest galaxy is Abell 1835 IR1916.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: atomic7732 on August 29, 2009, 04:26:35 PM

The farthest galaxy is A1689-zD1. ^{[1] (http://www.livescience.com/space/scienceastronomy/080212-farthest-galaxy.html)}

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 29, 2009, 04:29:48 PM

A candidate of a farthest galaxy is my answer.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Bla on August 30, 2009, 12:59:57 AM

A galaxy can't fart. ???
Ok, sorry, I'll go post somewhere else. ;D
Sorry, I couldn't resist. ???

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: atomic7732 on August 30, 2009, 01:16:06 AM

??? What?

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Bla on August 30, 2009, 04:23:20 AM

The farthest galaxy...
Anyways, just go on with your quiz. :P

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 30, 2009, 11:19:00 AM

LOL!  ;D ;D ;D

What is the smallest planet?

A. Gliese 581 e
B. 55 Cancri e
C. Mercury
D. Epsilon Eridani c

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Bla on August 30, 2009, 12:00:53 PM

Without knowing much about the others, I must say Mercury.
If the others aren't fictive exoplanets, I assume we don't have good enough technology for discovering planets at the size of Mercury yet (if they aren't extremely close to the star).

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 30, 2009, 02:20:26 PM

What is our galaxy?
Milky Way
Andromeda
Triangulum
LMC

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 30, 2009, 04:28:58 PM

Easy, Milky Way.

What is the closest exoplanet mass to Earth?

A. Gliese 876 b
B. Gliese 581 e
C. Gliese 581 c
D. 55 Pegasis b

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 30, 2009, 04:37:18 PM

b

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 30, 2009, 05:09:56 PM

Wrong! It was B.

Gliese 581 e has the mass of 1.08 earths and the closest exoplanet mass to Earth.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 30, 2009, 05:12:23 PM

What is the located object near our sun. a star
Proxima Cen
Delta Cen
Beta Cen
Gamma Cen

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 30, 2009, 05:14:02 PM

Proxima Cen

What is the 87th closest star to the Sun?

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 30, 2009, 05:15:25 PM

Gliese 581 c

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 30, 2009, 05:18:08 PM

Wrong!

Quote from: Naru523 on August 30, 2009, 05:14:02 PM

What is the 87th closest star to the Sun?

You did Gliese 581 c.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: atomic7732 on August 30, 2009, 05:18:32 PM

That's an extrasolar planet. Noclue.

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: monmarfori on August 30, 2009, 05:19:44 PM

You forgot the name (star system).

Title: Re: Space Quiz
Post by: Naru523 on August 30, 2009, 05:20:23 PM

Umm.. so?