What was the name of the first dog in space?
Laika
What was the name of the famous Greek astrologer?
Plato
How many dwarf planets are in the solar system?
5
What is the name of the dwarf planet next to Pluto?
Eris
What planet do we live on?
Earth
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
What planet takes the shortest time to orbit the sun?
Mercury (88 days)
What planet once had water? (not Earth)
Mars
How many types of black holes are there?
Four
Who was the third woman to go to space?
Sally Ride
What is the temperature of Venus?
Around 475°C
What were the planets named after?
They were named after the Roman gods
Why was Uranus named Uranus?
It was named after the Greek god of the sky Uranus
Which insect was the first in space?
Fruit flies
What is the nearest galaxy to our Milky Way?
Andromeda
What was the first satellite in space?
Sputnik l
