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Explore key moments in astronomy with questions on historical discoveries from Galileo to modern astrophysics, including the Big Bang Theory.

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Sample Question 1
Which of the following models accurately describes the view of the solar system first developed by the Greeks?

Planets are stationary

Planets rotate around the sun

Planets rotate around the earth

Planets are stationary, but stars rotate

Sample Question 2
In 1609, Galileo developed the telescope. What did he discover with this tool?

He discovered a moon orbiting the planet earth.

He discovered moons orbiting the planet Jupiter.

He discovered other stars orbiting our solar system.

He discovered that the orbit of the planets is elliptical.

Sample Question 3
Which of the following discoveries was one of the most important that was made by William Herschel?

He discovered the planet Saturn.

He found a new comet circling earth.

He determined the shape of the galaxy.

He found planets in other solar systems.