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Spectacular New Images Showcase Saturn's Rings

Saturn Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Ringed Planet?

By Space.com Staff published 13 July 12

How much do you know about our solar system's major ring bearer?

Hubble Space Telescope photo of Pluto is most detailed ever seen.

Pluto Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Dwarf Planet?

By Space.com Staff published 11 July 12

See how much you know about the dwarf planet Pluto and its natural satellites.

A Soviet technician works on Sputnik 1 before the satellite's Oct. 4, 1957 launch.

Satellite Quiz: How Well Do You Know What's Orbiting Earth?

By Space.com Staff published 10 July 12

Test your knowledge of the satellites around Earth in this quiz about our planet's artificial satellites.

This image, captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on March 10, 2012, shows an active region on the sun, seen as the bright spot to the right. Designated AR 1429, the spot has so far produced three X-class flares and numerous M-class flares.

Solar Quiz: How Well Do You Know Our Sun?

By Space.com Staff published 16 May 12

Test your knowledge of Earth's closest star.

Quiz: How Well Do You Know SpaceX's Dragon Spaceship?

By Space.com Staff published 14 May 12

Brain-teasers about the private space firm and its Dragon capsule.

Was Venus Alive? 'The Signs are Probably There'

Planet Venus: Quiz Yourself on Venus Facts

By Space.com Staff published 2 May 12

The 2nd planet from the sun is hot and cloud-shrouded. Test your Venusian knowledge.

Earth Causes Asteroid-Quakes

Asteroid Basics: A Space Rock Quiz

By Space.com Staff published 24 April 12

Test your knowledge of these leftovers from the solar system's birth.

First high-resolution image of Mercury transmitted by the MESSENGER spacecraft (in false color, 11 narrow-band color filters).

Planet Mercury: Simple Facts, Tough Quiz

By Space.com Staff published 24 April 12

The closest planet to the sun is also an elusive world, and so are some of these answers.

The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter, in grey scale, on July, 25 1976. Image shows a remnant massif located in the Cydonia region.

Mars Myths & Misconceptions: Quiz

By Space.com Staff published 23 April 12

Find out how much you know about some of the goofiest Mars claims.

Full Moon over Long Beach, CA

Moon Master: An Easy Quiz for Lunatics

By Space.com Staff published 20 April 12

If you know your moon facts, this quiz should be easy.

False-color image of a rare early Quadrantid, captured by a NASA meteor camera in 2010.

Meteor Shower Quiz: How Well Do You Know 'Shooting Stars'?

By Space.com Staff published 18 April 12

How well do you know your shooting star facts?

Shuttle Atlantis launch

Quiz: The Space Shuttle

By Space.com Staff published 10 April 12

Take our quiz on the reusable space plane. How much do you know?

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Water Worlds: Astronomer Predicts Many Earth-Like Planets

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Our Solar System?

By Space.com Staff published 2 August 11

Find out by taking our really easy quiz.

space shuttle launch pad

Space Shuttle Countdown

By Space.com Staff published 17 November 10

Space Shuttle Countdown

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Shuttle Take Off

Name That Shuttle Mission

By Space.com Staff published 17 November 10

Name That Shuttle Mission

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Shuttle Astronauts Due for Time Off in Space

Quiz: The Reality of Life in Orbit

By Space.com Staff published 20 October 10

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