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NASA _______ rockets into space.
 
launches
 
generates
 
observes
 
innovates
A _______ ago genetic codes were certainly unknown.
 
generation
 
specks of light
 
decade
 
century
We have the earth engulfed in _______ which in touching the surface of the earth touches the surface of water.
 
darkness
 
brightness
 
telescope
 
planet
Even when the sky is dark, there is always a __________.
 
speck of light
 
spacecraft
 
Moon
 
constellation
The ______ orbits the Earth every 48 hours.
 
satellite
 
spacecraft
 
constellation
 
specks of light
The __________ disintegrated as it entered the Earth's atmosphere.
 
spacecraft
 
telescope
 
astronaut
 
satellite
An _____ is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
 
orbit
 
asteroids
 
astronaut
 
astronomer
The __________ Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.
 
constellation
 
spacecraft
 
specks of light
 
satellite
Studying the craters on the _____ allowed the scientists to get a better idea of how much water could be found on it.
 
moon
 
sun
 
earth
 
planet
The ________ makes the craters on the surface of the moon incredibly clear.
 
telescope
 
astronomer
 
lens
 
reflector
Planet ______ is the only planet out of the eight planets in the Solar system that hosts life.
 
Earth
 
Moon
 
Sun
 
Orbit
The ____ was shining brilliantly when all of a sudden darkness descended over the place.
 
sun
 
moon
 
earth
 
planet
He earned his airline transport __________ in 2001.
 
pilot license
 
constellation
 
telescope
 
satellite
The displacement is independent of the distance from the observer to the ______________ and a telescope has to be slightly tilted to compensate for the distortion.
 
celestial object
 
planet
 
asteroids
 
galaxy
Pluto is the farthest _______ in the solar system.
 
planet
 
constellation
 
orbit
 
Earth
Astronomers have discovered a distant ______.
 
galaxy
 
pilot license
 
Sun
 
Earth
The six astronauts on board will spend ten days in ______.
 
space
 
galaxy
 
planet
 
Moon
The _________ was welcomed with joyous , resounding acclaim
 
astronaut
 
astronomer
 
pilot license
 
spacecraft
It's the first time __________ had identified an exploding magnetar in another galaxy.
 
astronomers
 
astronaut
 
celestial objects
 
asteroids
The planet must have been hit by an _______ or a comet.
 
asteroid
 
astronomer
 
astronaut
 
celestial object