Space & Astronomy

Hard Comet and Asteroid Mastery Quiz

Test deep knowledge of icy visitors and rocky relics orbiting our Sun.

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Quiz Questions

Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

1
Which comet discovered in 1994 became the brightest object in the night sky for two years?
Question 1
2
What term describes the distant region where most long‑period comets originate?
Question 2
3
Which asteroid was the first to have samples returned to Earth after a spacecraft landed on it?
Question 3
4
The Tunguska event of 1908 is most plausibly explained by the impact of which type of object?
Question 4
5
What is the approximate orbital period of the short‑period comet 2P/Encke?
Question 5
6
Which taxonomy classifies asteroids by composition into C, S, and M types?
Question 6
7
During a close approach in 2024, which near‑Earth asteroid was observed to spin faster than two minutes per rotation?
Question 7
8
What physical process primarily drives the formation of a comet’s ion tail?
Question 8