2. Which celestial object is known as the "King of the Planets"?
3. What is the name of the phenomenon where a star explodes, briefly outshining an entire galaxy?
4. Which spacecraft was the first to successfully land on a comet's surface in 2014?
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5. What is the term for the point in the Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the Sun?
6. Which famous astronomer developed the three laws of planetary motion?
7. What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?
8. Which space telescope recently captured the first image of a black hole?
9. What is the name of the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt?
10. Which star system is known for having three stars and is part of the constellation of Orion?
Let's review your answers:
1. The brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus is Alpha Centauri, specifically Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B in the Alpha Centauri system.
2. Jupiter is indeed known as the "King of the Planets" in our solar system due to its size and prominence.
3. The phenomenon where a star explodes, briefly outshining an entire galaxy, is called a supernova. Well done!
4. The spacecraft that was the first to successfully land on a comet's surface in 2014 was the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission, which deployed the Philae lander to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
5. The term for the point in the Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the Sun is aphelion, not perigee. Perigee is actually the point in an orbit closest to the Earth for objects like satellites.
6. The famous astronomer who developed the three laws of planetary motion was Johannes Kepler. Well remembered!
7. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn, known for its thick atmosphere and hydrocarbon lakes.
8. The space telescope that recently captured the first image of a black hole is the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which produced the historic image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87.
9. Ceres is indeed the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
10. The star system known for having three stars and is part of the constellation Orion is the Orion's Belt, which consists of the three stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka.
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