World Space Week

07/10/2022 10 min
World Space Week

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It's World Space Week, so we're celebrating with five stories all about space!QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What is the name of the asteroid where the dust was gathered?2. What airport will be the take-off point for the satellite-laden jets?3. Which people will be able to navigate across the ice safely?4. Which two planets mentioned in Story Two have rings other than Saturn and Neptune?5. What does DART stand for?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What will become the world's largest radio telescope?ANSWERS:1. Ryugu2. Wellcamp Airport (at Toowoomba)3. Inuit people4. Jupiter and Uranus5. Double Asteroid Redirection TestBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Square Kilometre Array Telescope