Astronomy Quiz
Very long days, unusual orbits and stellar distances: twelve questions for a more precise look at the sky.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
A day can last longer than a year, a storm can span centuries, a star can act like a lighthouse. Twelve questions take you from nearby planets to the structure of our galaxy.
Tap to make each choice. Your result is free.
An educational quiz based on the listed NASA resources. The result applies to these twelve questions, not an assessment of your personal scientific competence.
The world behind the story
NASA — Mercury ↗NASA — Venus ↗NASA — Jupiter ↗NASA — Saturn’s rings ↗NASA — Uranus ↗NASA — Ceres ↗NASA — Pluto and Charon ↗NASA — the discovery of Neptune ↗NASA — fusion in the Sun ↗NASA — galaxy types ↗NASA — neutron stars and pulsars ↗NASA — the light-year ↗How this quiz works
12 choices or questions, taking about 5 minutes to read and answer. Reading your result takes additional time, at your own pace.
At the end, you get your score and an explanation for every answer. The time is an estimate: there is no countdown.
Your answers stay in the page’s memory. Read how the results are created.