Space Telescopes Quiz

Try out this Space Telescopes quiz to test your knowledge. Space Telescopes trivia highlights the orbiting observatories that transformed astronomy by capturing light beyond the limits of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Who became the first director of the Space Telescope Science Institute?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which NASA center manages several major space observatory missions?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
What was the designation of Hubble's final shuttle servicing mission in 2009?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which exoplanet became the first one discovered by TESS?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
What size is the principal telescope mirror on the Roman mission, the one donated to NASA?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Planck was operated from which ESA framework?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
What was the name of the X-ray observatory that launched in 2016?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
How large was Herschel's primary mirror?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Near which orbital region does Euclid observe?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which senior leader is named in connection with the Space Telescope Science Institute?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
What does COBE stand for?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope studies what kind of radiation?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Before it was called the Roman Space Telescope, what was it known as?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
What was Spitzer originally called?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which mission measured the cosmic microwave background with high precision?

Who became the first director of the Space Telescope Science Institute?

Which NASA center manages several major space observatory missions?

What was the designation of Hubble's final shuttle servicing mission in 2009?

Which exoplanet became the first one discovered by TESS?

What size is the principal telescope mirror on the Roman mission, the one donated to NASA?

Planck was operated from which ESA framework?

What was the name of the X-ray observatory that launched in 2016?

How large was Herschel's primary mirror?

Near which orbital region does Euclid observe?

Which senior leader is named in connection with the Space Telescope Science Institute?

What does COBE stand for?

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope studies what kind of radiation?

Before it was called the Roman Space Telescope, what was it known as?

What was Spitzer originally called?

Which mission measured the cosmic microwave background with high precision?