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Science: Astronomy Quiz

The brightest star seen in the Earth's night sky is ____. Ceres
The Sun is one of the 100-400 billion stars in the ____ galaxy. Copernicus
____ is a dwarf planet orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Eris
____ is a dwarf planet that is slightly larger than Pluto. Halley
The ____ comet can be seen about every 75 years. Herschel
Polaris is commonly known as the ____. Milky Way
Nicolaus ____ proposed that the planets orbit the Sun. North Star
William ____ discovered Uranus using a telescope in 1781. Sirius