Questions and Answers about
Outer Space
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in SpaceWhat’s Stephan’s Quintet?
Answer: Stephan’s Quintet is a visual grouping of five galaxies best known for being featured in the classic holiday film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The Quintet was part of the first batch of images released from the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022.
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in TechnologyWhat are LEO satellites?
Answer: LEO satellites are low-earth orbit satellites. The satellites are 36 times closer to the earth than traditional satellites, reducing communication delays and allowing for faster broadband service even in remote areas.
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in TVWhat does Demi Lovato explore in Peacock’s “Unidentified with Demi Lovato”?
Peacock’s “Unidentified with Demi Lovato” is a four-part series that follows Lovato’s exploration of UFOs, as well as their attempt to make contact with alien life.
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in FilmsWho is Yulia Peresild?
Yulia Peresild is a Russian actress who was launched on a Russian rocket toward the International Space Station on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, along with director Klim Shipenko, to shoot scenes for the first feature-length film in space, titled “The Challenge.” The two-person film crew will spend nearly two weeks on the space station before…
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in Classic TVHow old is William Shatner in 2021?
William Shatner was born on Mar. 22, 1931, which makes him 90 years old in 2021._x000D_
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in BusinessWho was the first person in history to take off in his own spaceship?
On Sunday, July 11, 2021, billionaire Richard Branson became the first person to blast off in his own spaceship, V.S.S. Unity, beating Jeff Bezos, the richest person on the planet, by nine days._x000D_
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in BusinessHow much does a ticket to space cost on Virgin Galactic?
With tickets initially costing $250,000 apiece, Virgin Galactic already has more than 600 reservations from would-be space tourists.
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in ScienceBlue Origin’s New Shepard is named after whom?
Jeff Bezos named Blue Origin’s New Shepard after Alan Shepard, America’s first astronaut._x000D_
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in ScienceHow long did the Virgin Galactic July 2021 space flight take?
The Virgin Galactic July 2021 space-tourism flight was a 15 minutes ride up and down — enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness.
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in BusinessWith which company does billionaire Elon Musk plan to take his first space trip?
Virgin Galactic told the Wall Street Journal Elon Musk had bought a ticket for his own space ride with Richard Branson’s space-tourism company. It is unclear how far up the waiting list Musk is for a seat. In a preflight interview by London’s Sunday Times, Branson said: “Elon’s a friend, and maybe I’ll travel on…
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in ScienceWho was the first septuagenarian to go into space?
In 1998 Astronaut John Glenn flew on a space shuttle at age 77 – becoming the first person over 70 to go into space. In July 2021, the nearly 71-year-old Richard Branson became the second septuagenarian in history to go into space._x000D_
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in PlacesWhere is Spaceport America base located?
Virgin Galactic’s first licensed space tourism flight took off from Spaceport America, near the city of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, where spectators were invited to watch the historic liftoff on Sunday, July 11, 2021._x000D_
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in BusinessAccording to billionaire Jeff Bezos, who paid for his space adventure?
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wanted to say thanks to the people who made his trip into space Tuesday, July 20, 2021, possible. “I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this,” the 57-year-old Bezos said during a news conference after becoming the second billionaire in just…
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in ScienceWhich records did the Jeff Bezos space flight break?
Jeff Bezos was on the first manned Blue Origin flight with his brother, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen from the Netherlands, and 82-year-old aviation pioneer Wally Funk, from the Dallas area — the youngest and oldest to ever fly in space.
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in ScienceWhere is Utopia Planitia?
Utopia Planitia (loosely, the plain of paradise) is the largest recognized impact basin on Mars, with an estimated diameter of 3300 km – The Martian region where the Viking 2 lander touched down and began exploring on September 3, 1976._x000D_
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in ScienceWhat’s in the center of this galaxy?
You’re looking at the Seyfert galaxy NGC 3254. Seyfert galaxies have a supermassive black hole in them._x000D_
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in ScienceWho are Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi?
Crew-1 commander Michael Hopkins, NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi were the astronauts on the first operational flight of SpaceX’s space taxi SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience._x000D_
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in ScienceWhat is Ganymede?
Ganymede is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest of the Solar System’s moons. It’s the ninth-largest object in the Solar System and is the largest without a substantial atmosphere. That’s larger than planet Mercury._x000D_
