Earth’s newest deep-space probe reaches edge of solar system

Earth’s newest deep-space probe reaches edge of solar system

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Science, Physics, Other

11th Grade - University

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The New Horizons spacecraft, launched in 2006, has reached a significant milestone by traveling over 50 astronomical units into deep space, equivalent to 7.5 billion kilometers from Earth. This distance results in a 14-hour communication delay. New Horizons is the fastest man-made machine, surpassing the speed of previous probes like Voyager and Pioneer. It was the first to study Pluto and the Kuiper Belt and captured the first video of a volcano on Jupiter's moon Io.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many astronomical units has the New Horizons spacecraft traveled?

75 AU

50 AU

25 AU

100 AU

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the communication delay between Earth and the New Horizons probe at its current distance?

10 hours

7 hours

5 hours

3.5 hours

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year was the New Horizons spacecraft launched?

2015

2000

2010

2006

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a spacecraft launched between 1972 and 1977?

New Horizons

Voyager 1

Voyager 2

Pioneer 10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What celestial body did New Horizons capture the first off-Earth volcano video of?

Venus

Saturn's moon Titan

Mars

Jupiter's moon Io

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