November 2026 edition

Astrophysics quiz

Q17 / 50Easy15.0s
What does a star's color depend on?
AIts distance from Earth
BIts age in years
CTemperature of its outer layers
DIts rotation speed
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Astrophysics · November 2026 edition

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Q2 / 50Opener
What is the most common element in stars by mass?
AOxygen
BHydrogen
CCarbon
DHelium

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerStar cores, the Big Bang and habitability
2EasyBetelgeuse, Andromeda and gravitational waves
3TrickyHeavy elements, magnetars and star colors
4HardPulsars, quasars and Sagittarius A*
5BrutalClassical novas, Cepheids and brown dwarfs
Astrophysics titlesout of 500
Edge of the cosmos50 / 50
Space telescope350+
Observatory275+
Backyard scope200+
Binoculars100+
Naked eye1+
Cloudy night0

44 of 50 right · six short of Edge of the cosmos

You vs Katie BAstrophysics · Tricky
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78%
You
389 pts
72%
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What spectral class is the Sun?
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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. What's the most common element in stars? Clock's ticking.

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