Astronomy and Space Exploration: Multiple Choice

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01What is the term for a region of spacetime where gravity is so intense that nothing, not even light, can escape its pull?
02What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?
03Which planet in our Solar System is famously known as the 'Red Planet'?
04Who was the first human to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969?
05Launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, what was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth?
06Which NASA rover, part of the Mars 2020 mission, successfully landed on the Red Planet in February 2021?
07What is the most common unit of measurement used in popular astronomy to describe the immense distances between stars and galaxies?
08As of recent discoveries, which planet in our Solar System has the highest number of confirmed moons?
09What is a large cloud of gas and dust in space, often referred to as a 'stellar nursery' because stars are born within it?
10What is the name of the largest known volcano and mountain in our Solar System, located on the planet Mars?
11What celestial body was famously reclassified from a planet to a 'dwarf planet' by the International Astronomical Union in 2006?
12Which famous space telescope, launched in 1990, has provided humanity with breathtaking images of deep space for over three decades?