Can you answer these real 'Jeopardy!' clues about space?

On July 30, 2020, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—better known as NASA—launched its latest vehicle into space. The Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars, where it will land in February 2021 to search for signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples for future study.

Amanda Edwards // Getty Image Clue #2 - Clue: The Space Center in Houston is named for this president, who was an early advocate of manned space flight.Arnold Newman, White House Press Office // Wikimedia Commons Answer #2: Who is Johnson ? President Lyndon B. Johnson continued the expansion of the United States space program begat by his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. The Senate named the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston after the former president, a Texas native.

Amanda Edwards // Getty Image Clue #7 - Clue: In 2008, this astronomer for whom a space telescope is named was honored on a U.S. postage stamp.Johan Hagemeyer // Wikimedia Commons Answer #7: Who is Hubble? Edwin Hubble was one of the most renowned astronomers in history, discovering that the universe goes beyond the Milky Way galaxy. Other than the Hubble Telescope, an observation known as Hubble’s law is a basis in the Big Bang model and the idea of the expanding universe.

Amanda Edwards // Getty Image Clue #12 - Clue: Johann Bode proposed the name of a mythological father for this planet.NASA/JPL-Caltech // Wikimedia Commons Answer #12: What is Uranus? The seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus joins Neptune as the “ice giants” of the solar system. It has several moons and a ring system, but it is significant and unique in the solar system for having a sideways axis of rotation.

Amanda Edwards // Getty Image Clue #16 - Clue: Our galaxy contains hundreds of billions of them, but only about 3,000 are visible to the naked eye.ESA/Hubble // Wikimedia Commons Answer #16: What are stars? A star is a sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity, with the closest star to Earth being the sun. Thousands of stars are visible from the surface, appearing as fixed luminous points. These stars are then grouped into patterns and shapes known as constellations.

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