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Оглавление1 Which planet is closest to the Sun?
2 “The Swan” is the common name for which constellation?
3 What term is given to an interstellar cloud of dust and gas?
4 Which heavenly body was “demoted” from planet status in 2006?
5 What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth?
6 In which county is the Jodrell Bank Observatory?
7 What term is given to the second-brightest star in a constellation?
8 A shooting star can also be referred to as what one-word term?
9 What is the name of Earth’s galaxy?
10 Which word for the universe is also the name of a garden flower?
11 What word means “bear” in major and minor constellations?
12 What is the point in the heavens opposite the zenith?
13 Which type of star emits regular bursts of radio waves?
14 What name is given to a field of extremely strong gravitational pull in space?
15 What is another name for the North Star or Pole Star?
16 Hale-Bopp is an example of which heavenly phenomenon?
17 The space telescope launched in 1990 was named after which astronomer?
18 Which constellation forms a W-shape in the sky?
19 What term is given to the small celestial bodies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
20 Which constellation’s name is Latin for “crab”?
