Who was the Australian astronomer known for his work on the evolution of stars and the structure of our galaxy?
a) Ruby Payne-Scott
b) Paul Wild
c) John Bolton
d) Fred Hoyle
Answer:
Answer: c) John Bolton
Which Australian astronomer made significant contributions to the understanding of quasars and pulsars?
a) Annie Jump Cannon
b) John Webb
c) Ken Freeman
d) Edith Agnes Müller
Answer:
Answer: b) John Webb
Who was the Australian astronomer who played a pioneering role in radio astronomy and solar radio bursts?
a) Dorrit Hoffleit
b) William J. Duncan
c) William Love
d) Ruby Payne-Scott
Answer:
Answer: d) Ruby Payne-Scott
Which Australian astronomer is known for his work on galaxy dynamics and the dark matter problem?
a) Lisa Harvey-Smith
b) Fred Hoyle
c) Ken Freeman
d) Ian Glass
Answer:
Answer: c) Ken Freeman
Who was the Australian astronomer who discovered the first evidence for the existence of gravitational waves?
a) Joseph Pawsey
b) Ronald N. Bracewell
c) David Malin
d) Brian Schmidt
Answer:
Answer: d) Brian Schmidt
Which Australian astronomer is known for her work on the Magellanic Clouds and the structure of galaxies?
a) Jessie Vickers-Edwards
b) Penny Sackett
c) Edith Agnes Müller
d) Bok Khim Thong
Answer:
Answer: b) Penny Sackett
Who was the Australian astronomer who co-discovered the Dunlap Rings around the planet Uranus?
a) David Malin
b) Warwick Wilson
c) Ben Gascoigne
d) John Tebbutt
Answer:
Answer: c) Ben Gascoigne
Which Australian astronomer played a key role in discovering the phenomenon of interstellar scintillation?
a) Ken Freeman
b) Ronald N. Bracewell
c) Joseph Pawsey
d) Ruby Payne-Scott
Answer:
Answer: c) Joseph Pawsey
Who was the Australian astronomer who discovered the expansion of the Universe?
a) William J. Duncan
b) Ronald N. Bracewell
c) John Webb
d) Edwin Hubble
Answer:
Answer: a) William J. Duncan
Which Australian astronomer is known for his pioneering work on high-redshift galaxies?
a) John Bolton
b) Paul Wild
c) Lisa Harvey-Smith
d) Brian Schmidt
Answer:
Answer: d) Brian Schmidt
Who was the Australian astronomer who discovered the first radio source in another galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy?
a) Ruby Payne-Scott
b) John Bolton
c) Joseph Pawsey
d) William J. Duncan
Answer:
Answer: b) John Bolton
Which Australian astronomer is known for his work on the formation and evolution of galaxies?
a) Edith Agnes Müller
b) Ken Freeman
c) David Malin
d) Paul Wild
Answer:
Answer: b) Ken Freeman
Who was the Australian astronomer involved in developing the Australia Telescope Compact Array?
a) Ruby Payne-Scott
b) Fred Hoyle
c) John Webb
d) John Bolton
Answer:
Answer: a) Ruby Payne-Scott
Which Australian astronomer is known for his contributions to understanding the structure of our Milky Way galaxy?
a) Ben Gascoigne
b) Ronald N. Bracewell
c) John Tebbutt
d) Paul Wild
Answer:
Answer: a) Ben Gascoigne
Who was the Australian astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of cosmic rays?
a) David Malin
b) Edith Agnes Müller
c) Joseph Pawsey
d) Ruby Payne-Scott
Answer:
Answer: c) Joseph Pawsey
Which Australian astronomer is known for his research on the interstellar medium and its impact on star formation?
a) Ken Freeman
b) Brian Schmidt
c) Paul Wild
d) Lisa Harvey-Smith
Answer:
Answer: d) Lisa Harvey-Smith
Who was the Australian astronomer known for his contributions to understanding solar activity and radio astronomy?
a) Fred Hoyle
b) John Webb
c) Ruby Payne-Scott
d) Ian Glass
Answer:
Answer: c) Ruby Payne-Scott
Which Australian astronomer is known for her work on the optical properties of galaxies and star clusters?
a) Penny Sackett
b) Jessie Vickers-Edwards
c) Bok Khim Thong
d) Dorrit Hoffleit
Answer:
Answer: a) Penny Sackett
Who was the Australian astronomer who discovered the first supernova since Kepler’s time in 1604?
a) Paul Wild
b) John Tebbutt
c) Edith Agnes Müller
d) David Malin
Answer:
Answer: b) John Tebbutt
Which Australian astronomer is known for his work on the evolution of galaxies and their star formation history?
a) Brian Schmidt
b) Lisa Harvey-Smith
c) Ken Freeman
d) Ruby Payne-Scott
Answer:
Answer: a) Brian Schmidt
Who was the Australian astronomer known for her work on the properties of elliptical galaxies and galactic nuclei?
a) Penny Sackett
b) Jessie Vickers-Edwards
c) Dorrit Hoffleit
d) Bok Khim Thong
Answer:
Answer: a) Penny Sackett
Which Australian astronomer made significant contributions to understanding the structure and dynamics of the Solar System?
a) John Tebbutt
b) David Malin
c) Edith Agnes Müller
d) Fred Hoyle
Answer:
Answer: a) John Tebbutt
Who was the Australian astronomer known for her research on the evolution of stars and stellar atmospheres?
a) Lisa Harvey-Smith
b) Jessie Vickers-Edwards
c) Bok Khim Thong
d) Dorrit Hoffleit
Answer:
Answer: d) Dorrit Hoffleit
Which Australian astronomer is known for his pioneering work on gravitational lensing and dark matter?
a) Ken Freeman
b) Paul Wild
c) Brian Schmidt
d) John Webb
Answer:
Answer: c) Brian Schmidt
Who was the Australian astronomer who co-discovered the radio source Cygnus A?
a) Ruby Payne-Scott
b) John Bolton
c) Joseph Pawsey
d) William J. Duncan
Answer:
Answer: b) John Bolton
Which Australian astronomer made significant contributions to understanding the chemical evolution of galaxies?
a) Lisa Harvey-Smith
b) Ken Freeman
c) Edith Agnes Müller
d) David Malin
Answer:
Answer: b) Ken Freeman
Who was the Australian astronomer known for his work on the formation of stars and protoplanetary disks?
a) Paul Wild
b) John Tebbutt
c) Fred Hoyle
d) Ian Glass
Answer:
Answer: a) Paul Wild
Which Australian astronomer is known for her research on the large-scale structure of the Universe?
a) Penny Sackett
b) Jessie Vickers-Edwards
c) Bok Khim Thong
d) Dorrit Hoffleit
Answer:
Answer: a) Penny Sackett
Who was the Australian astronomer known for his work on the origin of the Solar System and the Oort Cloud?
a) Ken Freeman
b) Paul Wild
c) John Webb
d) Ruby Payne-Scott
Answer:
Answer: b) Paul Wild
Which Australian astronomer made significant contributions to understanding the nature of black holes and neutron stars?
a) John Bolton
b) Brian Schmidt
c) Lisa Harvey-Smith
d) John Tebbutt
Answer:
Answer: c) Lisa Harvey-Smith
Who was the Australian astronomer known for her research on the formation and evolution of galaxies?
a) Penny Sackett
b) Jessie Vickers-Edwards
c) Dorrit Hoffleit
d) Bok Khim Thong
Answer:
Answer: a) Penny Sackett
Which Australian astronomer is known for his work on the structure of the interstellar medium and molecular clouds?
a) Ken Freeman
b) Ronald N. Bracewell
c) Joseph Pawsey
d) John Webb
Answer:
Answer: a) Ken Freeman
Who was the Australian astronomer known for his contributions to understanding the nature of gamma-ray bursts?
a) Fred Hoyle
b) John Webb
c) Ruby Payne-Scott
d) Ian Glass
Answer:
Answer: d) Ian Glass
Which Australian astronomer made significant contributions to understanding the formation and evolution of planetary systems?
a) Paul Wild
b) John Tebbutt
c) Lisa Harvey-Smith
d) David Malin
Answer:
Answer: a) Paul Wild
Who was the Australian astronomer known for his work on the development of the Parkes Observatory and pulsar discoveries?
a) John Bolton
b) Ruby Payne-Scott
c) Joseph Pawsey
d) Ronald N. Bracewell
Answer:
Answer: c) Joseph Pawsey
Which Australian astronomer is known for her research on the properties and evolution of active galactic nuclei?
a) Penny Sackett
b) Jessie Vickers-Edwards
c) Dorrit Hoffleit
d) Bok Khim Thong
Answer:
Answer: a) Penny Sackett
Who was the Australian astronomer known for his work on the properties of interplanetary dust and comets?
a) Paul Wild
b) John Tebbutt
c) Fred Hoyle
d) Ian Glass
Answer:
Answer: b) John Tebbutt
