UNIVERSE AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Universe and solar system |
►The Galilean satellites of Jupiter are Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
►In astrophysics, name is given to a hypothetical hole in outer space from which stars and energy emerge White Hole.
►The largest natural satellite in the solar system is Ganymede.
►The outermost layer of the sun is called Corona.
►Planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate is Jupiter.
►Lunar eclipse is caused when the earth comes between the sun and the moon.
►The fading away of stars in the presence of sun is known as Occulation.
►'Aurora Australis' is seen in Antarctic region.
►The Jovian planets (gaseous planets) in the solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune.
►The family of stars with which the sun is related is Supernova.
►The time taken by the sun's rays to reach the earth is 8 minutes.
►The 'Sea Of Tranquility' is situated on the Moon.
►The shortest day falls on 23 December.
►'Cassini Spacecraft' launched for studying the planet, named as Saturn.
►In which color does an astronaut view the sky away from the sun in space Black.
►An astronomical unit is approximately equal to distance b/w the earth and the sun.
►Credit for the expounding of the theory of black holes goes to S. Chandrashekhar
►Which among zodiac, meteor & cornet, is known as 'shooting-star' Meteor.
►The word 'Equinox' is related to a specific state of the sun and i.e. The sun is at the equatorial line.
►The first American Rover to reach Mars in 2004 was Spirit.
►The name given to the recently discovered farthest planetoid of the solar system is Sedna.
►Brightest Planet Venus.
►Nearest star (apart from the sun) from the Earth Proxima Century.
►An astronaut on the moon cannot sip lemon water through a pipe because Moon does not have an atmosphere.
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