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Quiz: What in the name of the universe is this space photo about?

Have you been paying attention to what’s going on out there?
9.01pm, 13 Apr 2019
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THIS WEEK, HUMANITY got to see a photograph of a black hole for the first time.

But how much do you remember about some of the other famous space shots from down the years?

This storm on Jupiter's surface is referred to as what?
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The Great Red Spot
The Big Red Dot

The Big Red Spot
The Giant Red Blot
This famous photograph is called The Pillars of Creation, but where is it?
Nasa
The Milky Way
Interstellar 5555

The Eagle Nebula
Orion's Belt
Who is pictured in this famous photograph?
Nasa
Gus Grissom
Michael Collins

Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
This photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows an estimated 10,000 galaxies. What is the photo called?
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Super Long Zoom
Hyper Wide View

Extra Clear View
Ultra Deep Field
This is galaxy M104, also referred to as what?
Nasa
The PIzza Galaxy
The Coin Galaxy

The Frisbee Galaxy
The Sombrero Galaxy
This 2018 image was taken by the only rover currently operating on Mars. Name that rover.
Nasa
Curiosity
Pathfinder

Spirit
Opportunity
Which celestial body is this?
Nasa
Mercury
Uranus

Neptune
Pluto
Back to Hubble, what is the name of this nebula?
Nasa
The Mushroom Nebula
The Hammerclaw Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula
The Bow and Arrow Nebula
This is the Andromeda Galaxy, what is noteworthy about it?
Nasa
It is the closest galaxy to our own
The Voyager probe is due to reach it in 2072

It has a black hole at its centre
It no longer exists
And finally, what is the name of this object spotted by an amateur astronomer in Montana?
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The Millennium Falcon
Discovery One

The Enterprise
Nostromo
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
A
Top of the class
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You scored out of !
B
Lovely result
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You scored out of !
C
'I'll take it'
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You scored out of !
D
You just about scraped it!
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You scored out of !
F
You have failed astronaut training!
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