Themed: Planets, Stars & Galaxies · Game #8@firlalaith

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Some of tonight's starlight set off before anyone you know was born. Do you know what's up there? @firlalaith scored 776 in Planets, Stars & Galaxies on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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  1. 1Space › Space ScienceHardInterstellar scintillation makes compact radio sources appear to do what?Wrong2.9s0
  2. 2Space › MoonsVery hardSaturn's outer moon Phoebe is unusual among the larger moons because it does what?Right1.4s+100
  3. 3Space › Space ScienceEasyAbout how many days does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?Right1.1s+100
  4. 4Space › Night SkyMediumWhich three bright stars make up the Summer Triangle?Right3.3s+98
  5. 5Space › PlanetsEasyWhich planet is best known for its bright, wide rings?Right0.8s+100
  6. 6Space › StarsMediumObservations of which exploding stars revealed cosmic acceleration in 1998?Wrong3.1s0
  7. 7Space › MoonsExpertThe far-side lunar crater Tsiolkovsky stands out because of what?Right3.8s+97
  8. 8Space › PlanetsHardThe thin atmosphere of Mars is mostly which gas?Right7.1s+92
  9. 9Space › GalaxiesHardRoughly how wide is the Milky Way?Right4.0s+97
  10. 10Space › MoonsMediumIn the giant-impact theory of the Moon's origin, what is the impacting body called?Right7.4s+92