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What does this image show?

Answer : It is a photo of Earth taken by Voyager 1 in 1990 from 3.7 billion miles away, showing Earth as a tiny dot. Carl Sagan dubbed it the ‘Pale Blue Dot’ and used it to reflect on humanity’s place in the universe and our shared responsibility for protecting our fragile world.

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Which two gas giants did Voyager 1 fly past, and what key discoveries did it make during each encounter?

Answer : During the flyby past Jupiter (1979) Voyager 1 discovered active volcanoes on Io, and detailed Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere and magnetosphere. The flyby past Saturn (1980) revealed complex ring structures and confirmed that Titan has a dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere.

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What milestone did Voyager 1 achieve in 2012, and why was it significant?

Answer : On August 25, 2012, it became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, crossing the heliopause. It is at present the most distant human-made object from Earth.

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What powers Voyager 1, and how long is it expected to remain operational?

Answer : It runs on radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), generating about 470 W at launch; it’s expected to remain operable at least until 2025, potentially to 2030, with limited data until 2036. 

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What is the Golden Record, and what was its purpose?

Answer : A gold-plated phonograph record aboard Voyager 1 and 2, containing sounds and images from across the planet and greetings and music in various languages from Earth, intended as a greeting for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter the spacecraft.

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In approximately 40,000 years, Voyager 1 is expected to pass near a star currently located in which constellation?

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After a nearly yearlong journey, NASA’s robotic spacecraft landed on Mars on this day in 1976 and began relaying information about the planet’s atmosphere and soil as well as colour photographs of the rocky surface. What was the spacecraft called?

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This American architect, has been called a “father of skyscrapers”. He was born on this day in 1856. The phrase “form follows function” is attributed to him. Who was he? 

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This Indian author known for her books The Inheritance of Loss and Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard was born on this day in 1971. Who is she?

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Which country officially became independent from the United Kingdom on this in 1971? 

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This American poet and painter who first attracted attention, in an age of literary experimentation, for his unconventional punctuation and phrasing died on this day in 1962. Who was he? 

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What is the name of the 1946 film which Frank Capra directed, which is based on the short story “The Greatest Gift”?

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The Titanic wreck was found about 370 miles (595 km) off the coast of which place in Canada in the early hours of September 1, 1985?

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Name the two institutions involved in the discovery mission.

Answer : USA’s Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (IFREMER)

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Name the 16-foot (5-meter) submersible equipped with a remote-controlled camera that made the discovery and the images of which part of the ship was sent across first?

Answer : ‘Argo’ and the giant boilers

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What is the name given by scientists to the iron-eating microorganisms that are covering the wreckage?

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Contrary to popular belief that a gash caused by the iceberg collision led to the disaster, scientists have attributed what ‘prime’ reason may have contributed to the sinking?

Answer :  Low-quality steel or weak rivets

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Name the company that was granted permission in 1987 to retrieve artifacts from the wreckage.

Answer : Titanic Ventures, Inc. (later renamed R.M.S. Titanic, Inc.)

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In 2024, a bronze statuette of which goddess, which had been in the first-class lounge, was located on the ocean floor?

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Who is the American explorer credited with leading the team that discovered the remains of the ill-fated liner?