Astro Quiz 2019 Questions And Answers Round 2 <UHD 2026>

Clear skies and curious minds.

(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 ______________. astro quiz 2019 questions and answers round 2

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Which SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule exploded during a ground test in April 2019, delaying the Commercial Crew Program? Clear skies and curious minds

(T/F) Venus was at its greatest elongation in October 2019, making it visible all night long.

The Parker Solar Probe became the closest human-made object to the Sun in 2019, reaching a perihelion of about ______________ million kilometers from the Sun’s surface. (Within 5 million km is fine). Section C: Fill in the Blank (2 points each) 11

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 ______________.

The bright red supergiant star that unexpectedly dimmed in late 2019, leading to speculation it might go supernova, is ______________ (Betelgeuse’s scientific designation is fine too).

What is the name of the hypothesized "Planet Nine" hunting ground – the region beyond Neptune that contains thousands of icy bodies, including some discovered in 2019?

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?