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Some of tonight's starlight set off before anyone you know was born. Do you know what's up there? @korggrok scored 396 in Planets, Stars & Galaxies on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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1Space › Space ScienceMediumWhat is the leading scientific theory for the origin of the universe?Right2.2s+100
2Space › StarsMediumWhat is the Sun's faint outer atmosphere, seen during a total eclipse, called?Right2.8s+99
3Space › MoonsMediumEnceladus, which sprays jets of water into space, orbits which planet?Wrong9.4s0
4Space › StarsHardThe triple-alpha process in aging stars fuses helium into which element?Wrong5.2s0
5Space › StarsHardWhy is the term "planetary nebula" misleading?Right3.1s+98
6Space › GalaxiesHardRoughly how long does the Sun take to circle the centre of the Milky Way?Wrong5.1s0
7Space › PlanetsVery hardAhuna Mons, a lone steep peak on Ceres, is interpreted as what?Wrong11.2s0
8Space › PlanetsEasyRoughly how many Earths could fit inside Jupiter by volume?Wrong3.2s0
9Space › Night SkyEasyWhich of these is a genuine phase of the Moon?Right2.4s+99
10Space › Space ScienceExpertThe Allende meteorite is famous for containing what?Wrong7.0s0