Space! The final frontier! The big, not-so-empty void! There’s lots out there, and plenty more we don’t know about. We’re here to bring the cosmos a little closer to home.
Just answer a few quick questions, and we’ll tell you what your Cosmos Persona is. That is, we’ll tell you which cosmic object best represents you, and why. Click that “Start Quiz” button to blast off!
Questions Overview
- Excited. Think of the adventure (not to mention the bragging rights).
- Determined. It's an honor to advance the human race this way.
- Hesitant. I've got everything I need here on Earth, why leave?
- Scared. That sounds dangerous…Do we have the technology for that?
- I spend it in the company of all my close friends and family.
- I hop in the car and drive, seeing as much of the world as I can before I leave.
- I shut myself indoors and indulge in all of my favorite luxuries—music, food, dancing.
- I want to right all of my wrongs with people and spread some kindness before I'm gone.
- The silvery, shining moon. I like how peaceful and proud she is.
- The glittering stars. There's so many of them, representing so many possibilities...
- The black void of space. Something about it is a little scary and totally mysterious.
- A passing satellite. It's inspiring that humans have achieved so much.
- Navigator. I study the star maps and choose a route that lets us see the most of the galaxy.
- Engineer. I tinker with the ship and make sure everything's working as it should.
- Entertainment. I perform on the mainstage to keep the passengers aboard happy in space.
- Officer. I jump into action to protect everyone if a threat emerges.
- Freeze-dried ice cream. I have a soft spot for sweet things.
- Jerky. I need something satisfying.
- Dried fruits. I try to nourish my body with healthy foods.
- Snacks like granola bars, nuts, or crackers. In life, I need variety to keep me happy.
- The other crew members.
- The journey.
- The unknown.
- Failure.
- Stargazing! Low-key and low-effort, but still awe-inspiring.
- Astronomy classes. I'm willing to put in effort to uncover the secrets of our universe.
- Flight simulators and games. It's not exactly science, but it is fun.
- The retro space museum. I want to see old shuttles and satellites, and learn about humankind's history in space.
- I volunteer to be the first to greet them. We should make it clear we come in peace.
- I jump into action and prepare for a fight. We shouldn't assume they come in peace.
- I scan their ship. We should learn as much as possible before we act.
- We should just fly on by. We're on a mission, after all!
- The birth of a star. There's something amazing about cosmic creation.
- A supernova (the explosion of a star). It reminds me that even endings can be beautiful.
- A black hole. There's beauty in what we can't comprehend.
- A crowded asteroid field. The danger gets my heart pumping!
- An aquatic planet. Imagine oceans and strange undersea life forms and loads to discover...
- A wealthy desert planet with harsh weather and vast cities filled with luxury.
- A bustling space station full of interesting characters and so many things I’ve never seen before.
- A planet similar to Earth, but just different enough to be interesting. Maybe the sky is red—or everyone has three eyes.
- "Send me something to remind me of home. I miss you all..."
- "Let me tell you about everything I've seen. Things will never be the same..."
- "What is life like back on Earth? I've been gone for so long..."
- "Don't worry about me. I'm safe, and I'm surrounded by new friends..."
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Some Facts About Space!
Space is huge. Almost infinitely huge, and constantly expanding to be even bigger, if you can believe it. There’s a whole lot out there we don’t know about, and probably things we can’t even imagine. That said, as humans, we do know an impressive amount about our universe, given how tiny we are in comparison. Here’s a quick tour through some cosmic objects and other phenomena we know (or theorize) about. These also happen to be possible results in the quiz! What do they mean about you and your personality? Well, you’ll just have to take the quiz to find out!
Dark matter is something we see evidence of, but not the thing itself. We only really know about it because astronomers observe some funky gravity hijinks that don't have any other explanation. It's probably a super teeny tiny subatomic particle, or even residue from primordial black holes.
Light rays are the path that electromagnetic radiation takes from its source to its endpoint. They can be straight, curvy, reflected, refracted, you name it. Radiation itself works on a spectrum, which is where we get things like UV rays and colors.
Comets are icy objects that hurtle through space, then melt and release dazzling gas trails as they pass close to a hot star, like the sun.
Black holes are points in space where gravity is so strong that nothing at all can escape its pull. They usually form when stars collapse, and are capable of sucking nearby objects inside. Supermassive black holes probably form the centers of most galaxies.
Nebulae are giant dust clouds in space. Nursery nebulae are places where new stars form within the clouds, gathering gas and dust until they collapse under their own gravity, superheating and creating a little baby star.
Human spaceships have taken people to the moon, while unmanned aircraft have gone much, much further. Beyond humankind, UFOs are unidentified flying objects. Whether those objects are weather balloons or little green men zipping around in saucers is yet to be determined. We want to believe.
Supernovas are stars exploding and collapsing at the end of their life cycle. They're triggered by rapid and dramatic nuclear fusion, when atomic nuclei combine, and give off a spectacular light show before ultimately becoming black holes.
Spiral galaxies are just one form of galaxy, which has "arms" of dust, gas, stars, and other space objects orbiting around a central point (sometimes a black hole). They're huge, but also flat, like a disc. Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a spiral galaxy!
You know the sun! It's the shining star at the center of our solar system, around which all the planets orbit. Made of hot plasma that roils and boils, radiating light and life-giving energy, plus a whole lot of radiation.
A satellite is any object that orbits another. Most commonly, we think of satellites as those man-made gizmos we shoot into the sky to bounce radio signals, internet, and other information from one place on Earth to another.
Gravity is that unseen force that pulls everything together. Everything with mass, at least, which includes planets, stars, asteroids, and every other space object. It's surprisingly weak, but once it gets going, there's no stopping it.
Asteroids are chunks of space debris that orbit a star, but aren't big enough to be planets. They tend to cluster in belts, and come in all shapes, materials, and sizes.
Spacetime is more of a theoretical concept that combines three-dimensional space with the fourth dimension of time to help us understand the structure of our universe. Think of it like the canvas on which the universe is painted.
Moons are large objects that orbit the larger objects (planets) that orbit the sun. Many planets have many moons, but here on Earth, we only have the one, and we wouldn't trade it for anything.
We all know and love planet Earth. The third planet from the sun, positioned just far enough away and made of just the right stuff to host life. Everything's happening here.
While we've never confirmed the existence of alien life, the universe is so large and so old that plenty of scientists think it's probably out there, in some form or another. The thing is, we might not even recognize it when we see it!
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