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What is the name of the dwarf planet that was formerly classified as the ninth planet in our solar system?
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Pluto
What is the name of the spacecraft that landed on the moon in 1969?
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Apollo 11
What is the name of the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter?
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Main Belt
What is the name of the phenomenon where a celestial body appears to be larger than normal?
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Supermoon
What is the oldest known star in the universe?
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SMSS J031300.36-670839.3
What is the name of the largest moon in our solar system?
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Ganymede
What is the most massive known star in the universe?
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R136a1
What is the name of the constellation that includes the North Star?
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Ursa Minor
What is the name of the brightest star in the night sky?
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Sirius
Which planet has the highest average surface temperature?
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Venus
What is the name of the galaxy that is shaped like a ring?
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The Ring Galaxy
What is the name of the planet that is known as the 'Giant Planet'?
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Jupiter
Which celestial body has the shortest day?
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Jupiter
Which planet has the most extreme temperature difference between day and night?
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Mercury
Which moon in our solar system has the most volcanic activity?
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Io
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?
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Milky Way
What is the name of the largest volcano in our solar system, located on Mars?
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Olympus Mons
What is the name of the planet that is known as the 'Red Planet'?
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Mars
What is the name of the second planet from the sun?
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Venus
What is the name of the closest star to Earth?
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Proxima Centauri
Which celestial body has the tallest known volcano in our solar system?
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Mars
What is the name of the planet with the strongest winds?
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Neptune
What is the name of the third planet from the sun?
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Earth
What is the farthest known galaxy from Earth?
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GN-z11
What is the name of the fifth planet from the sun?
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Jupiter
What is the name of the region of space beyond Pluto where many icy objects are located?
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Kuiper Belt
What is the hottest known exoplanet?
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KELT-9b
What is the name of the planet with the shortest year?
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Mercury
What is the name of the process by which stars produce energy?
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Nuclear Fusion
What is the name of the planet that is known as the 'Ringed Planet'?
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Saturn
What is the name of the first man-made satellite launched into space?
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Sputnik 1
What is the name of the planet with the longest day?
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Venus
What is the name of the planet with the most rings?
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Saturn
What is the name of the process by which a star collapses in on itself, resulting in a massive explosion?
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Supernova
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
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Barred Spiral
What is the name of the planet that is known as the 'Blue Planet'?
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Earth
What is the name of the planet with the smallest moon?
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Mars
What is the largest known dwarf planet in our solar system?
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Eris
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
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Jupiter
Which planet has the most moons?
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Jupiter
Which planet in our solar system has the longest day?
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Venus
What is the name of the fourth planet from the sun?
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Mars
What is the name of the planet with the hottest surface temperature?
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Venus
What is the name of the meteor shower that occurs every December?
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Geminids
What is the name of the constellation that contains the bright star Sirius?
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Canis Major
What is the name of the spacecraft that flew by Pluto in 2015?
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New Horizons
What is the name of the planet with the coldest average temperature?
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Uranus
Which celestial object has the strongest magnetic field?
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Magnetar
What is the name of the most luminous and energetic supernova ever recorded?
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ASASSN-15lh
What is the name of the planet that is known as the 'Windiest Planet'?
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Neptune
What is the name of the red planet?
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Mars
What is the name of the comet that appeared in 1986 and won't return until 2061?
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Halley's Comet
What is the name of the planet with the highest mountain?
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Mars
Which moon in our solar system has the thickest atmosphere?
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Titan
What is the name of the planet that is known as the 'Morning Star' or 'Evening Star'?
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Venus
What is the name of the constellation that contains the North Star?
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Ursa Minor
Which comet has the longest orbital period?
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Comet West
What is the most massive known exoplanet?
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DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b
What is the name of the constellation that contains the three stars that form Orion's Belt?
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Orion
What is the name of the largest moon of Jupiter?
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Ganymede
What is the name of the phenomenon where a celestial body passes in front of another, blocking its light?
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Transit
Which planet has the fastest winds in our solar system?
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Neptune
What is the name of the meteor shower that occurs every November?
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Leonids
Which exoplanet orbits three stars?
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HD 131399Ab
What is the name of the planet that is known as the 'Dwarf Planet'?
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Pluto
What is the brightest object in the night sky?
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The Moon
What is the largest known black hole in the universe?
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TON 618
What is the name of the largest moon of Uranus?
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Titania
Which planet has the most circular orbit in our solar system?
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Venus
What is the name of the natural satellite that orbits Earth?
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The Moon
What is the name of the constellation that contains the Big Dipper?
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Ursa Major
What is the name of the comet that has a period of approximately 76 years?
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Halley's Comet
What is the name of the planet that is known as the 'Ice Giant'?
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Uranus
What is the name of the galaxy that is shaped like a sombrero?
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The Sombrero Galaxy
What is the name of the planet with the largest volcano?
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Mars
What is the most distant known object in our solar system?
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Farout
Which moon in our solar system has the highest density?
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Io
What is the name of the meteor shower that occurs every August?
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Perseids
What is the fastest spinning neutron star known?
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PSR J1748-2446ad
What is the name of the planet with the largest moon relative to its size?
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Pluto
What is the name of the planet with the most volcanoes?
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Venus
Which celestial body has the highest known cliff in our solar system?
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Miranda
What is the name of the hypothetical ninth planet in our solar system?
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Planet Nine
What is the coldest known place in the universe?
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Boomerang Nebula
What is the name of the planet with the most complex ring system?
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Saturn
What is the name of the planet with the largest impact crater?
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Mercury
What is the largest known structure in the universe?
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Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall
What is the name of the galaxy that is also known as M101?
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The Pinwheel Galaxy
What is the name of the nearest galaxy to our own?
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Andromeda
What is the closest known potentially habitable exoplanet to Earth?
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Proxima Centauri b
Which celestial body has the largest known mountain in our solar system?
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Mars
What is the brightest known quasar?
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3C 273
What is the smallest known star in the universe?
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OGLE-TR-122b
Which celestial body has the longest known canyon in our solar system?
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Mars