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Ancient eyes on the skies: Early astronomers quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity. This crossword quiz celebrates the minds who first charted the cosmos.

Astronomy
A nebula. The top-left is dense with layers of fluffy pink and greenish clouds. Long strands of green clouds stretch out from here; a faint layer of translucent blue dust combines with them to create a three-dimensional scene. A sparse network of dark dust clouds in the foreground adds reddish-black patches atop the nebula. Blue-white and orange stars, from our galaxy and beyond, are spread amongst the clouds.

Nebula knowledge: Do you know these stunning space structures?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Test your cosmic eye: can you match these dazzling nebula images to their names?

Astronomy
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic II camera on the Blanco 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo on Jan 12th and Feb 7th, 2012. An array of dark Bok globules, known as Thackeray's Globules, can be seen in silhouette against the emission nebula IC 2944 in the constellation Centaurus.

Strange structures of space: a weird quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Think you know your Dyson spheres from your dark blobs? This cosmic crossword dives into the strangest, most mind-bending structures ever spotted — or imagined — in the universe.

Astronomy
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Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Dec. 8, 2025: NASA lost contact with which Mars spacecraft this week?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

Astronomy
Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin speaks at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Sept. 15, 2015.

From Bezos to beyond: Blue Origin quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Whether you're a casual fan or a spaceflight enthusiast, see how well you know one of the companies pushing the boundaries of commercial space travel.

Private Spaceflight
The Buck Moon supermoon shines through dark clouds over Liverpool's historic docks and the Liver Building on July 3, 2023.

What supermoon am I? A lunar personality test

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The supermoon shines brighter and bolder than usual—discover which dazzling lunar personality matches you.

Stargazing
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Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Dec. 1, 2025: What is the name of December's supermoon?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

Astronomy
A footprint left on the moon during NASA's Apollo program.

That's one small step for trivia: An Apollo space quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Test your cosmic knowledge with this thrilling Apollo-themed space quiz—where lunar legends and NASA milestones collide!

Apollo
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Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Nov. 24, 2025: The strange star Kepler-56 is classified as this type of star

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

Astronomy
Streaks of light from Starlink satellites cross in front of the Lyra and Cygnus constellations.

Satellite space quiz: What's orbiting Earth?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This quiz dives into satellites and explores what is orbiting Earth.

Satellites
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