Astronomy Current Affairs

Astronomy Current Affairs

Some of Important Astronomy Current Affairs Questions with Answers

Question: Which planet in our solar system is known for its iconic rings?
Answer: Saturn.

Question: What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter.

Question: Which dwarf planet is located beyond the orbit of Neptune?
Answer: Pluto.

Question: What is the phenomenon where a celestial body passes between the Sun and a third object, casting a shadow on the third object?
Answer: Transit.

Question: Which space agency successfully landed the Perseverance rover on Mars in 2021?
Answer: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

Question: What is the closest star to our solar system?
Answer: Proxima Centauri.

Question: Which galaxy is considered the nearest large galaxy to our Milky Way?
Answer: Andromeda Galaxy.

Question: What is the name of the first-ever image of a black hole, captured in 2019?
Answer: M87* or Messier 87.

Question: Which spacecraft was launched by NASA in 1990 and has been providing breathtaking images of the universe?
Answer: Hubble Space Telescope.

Question: What is the term for the explosive death of a massive star, resulting in a brilliant burst of light?
Answer: Supernova.

Question: Which celestial event occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, blocking the Sun’s light?
Answer: Solar eclipse.

Question: What is the name of the brightest star in the night sky?
Answer: Sirius.

Question: Which planet is known for its distinct red color?
Answer: Mars.

Question: What is the name of the spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to study Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko?
Answer: Rosetta.

Question: What is the term for a small, icy body that orbits the Sun and forms a tail when it approaches the inner solar system?
Answer: Comet.

Question: Which space probe was the first to successfully land on a comet in 2014?
Answer: Philae (part of the Rosetta mission).

Question: What is the name of the mission that successfully landed humans on the Moon for the first time in 1969?
Answer: Apollo 11.

Question: Which dwarf planet was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930?
Answer: Pluto.

Question: What is the name of the galaxy cluster that our Local Group of galaxies belongs to?
Answer: Virgo Cluster.

Question: Which planet has the most extensive system of rings?
Answer: Saturn.

Question: What is the name of the space telescope launched by the European Space Agency in 2009 to observe the universe in infrared light?
Answer: Herschel Space Observatory.

Question: Which planet is known for its Great Red Spot, a massive storm that has been raging for centuries?
Answer: Jupiter.

Question: What is the name of the largest moon in our solar system, which orbits Jupiter?
Answer: Ganymede.

Question: Which spacecraft carried out the first-ever flyby of Pluto in 2015?
Answer: New Horizons.

Question: What is the term for the point in the orbit of a planet or other celestial body where it is closest to the Sun?
Answer: Perihelion.

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