Astro Quiz 2019 Questions And Answers Round 2 Review

(T/F) The LIGO and Virgo observatories detected gravitational waves from a neutron star collision in 2019.

(T/F) Astronomers discovered a moon-forming disk around a distant exoplanet called PDS 70 c in 2019. Section C: Fill in the Blank (2 points each) 11. The interstellar comet discovered in August 2019, only the second such object ever detected, was named ______________.

India’s second lunar mission, which attempted a soft landing near the south pole in September 2019 but lost contact moments before touchdown, was called ______________. astro quiz 2019 questions and answers round 2

The space telescope that retired in 2019 after studying exoplanets and stellar oscillations for nearly 10 years was ______________ (Kepler’s successor – its full name). Section D: Picture Round / Short Answer (3 points each – no image needed, describe the answer) 16. In June 2019, astronomers watched a star being "spaghettified" by a supermassive black hole in a galaxy 215 million light-years away. What is the technical term for this tidal disruption event?

(T/F) Venus was at its greatest elongation in October 2019, making it visible all night long. The interstellar comet discovered in August 2019, only

The dark, flat plain on the Moon where Chang’e 4 landed in January 2019 – name this basaltic lunar mare.

If you followed along with Round 1, you’ll know that 2019 was a bumper year for space exploration. We saw the first all-female spacewalk (almost), China landing Chang’e 4 on the far side of the Moon, and the world collectively gasping at the first-ever image of a black hole. Section D: Picture Round / Short Answer (3

Welcome back to the second round of our 2019 Astro Quiz retrospective!