NASA's 2026 Space Exploration Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Upcoming Missions
Published Jul 3, 2026 · Updated Jul 29, 2026 · Editorial Team
A fun, medium‑difficulty quiz featuring 10 multiple‑choice questions about NASA’s planned missions for 2026 and the science behind them.
❓ 10 Questions
⏱️ 5 Minutes
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Question 1 of 100 correct
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QUESTION 1
What is the primary objective of NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which is due to reach its target in 2029?
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What is the primary objective of NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which is due to reach its target in 2029?
- A. Study the surface of Mars for signs of past life
- B. Investigate a metal-rich asteroid believed to be the exposed core of a protoplanet
- C. Search for exoplanets using transit photometry
- D. Map the Moon's gravitational field
What type of objects is NASA's NEO Surveyor infrared space telescope designed to detect?
- A. Gamma-ray bursts from distant galaxies
- B. Fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background
- C. Near-Earth asteroids and comets that could pose an impact hazard
- D. Sulfuric acid clouds in the atmosphere of Venus
Which space agency was assigned to develop the Earth Return Orbiter for the Mars Sample Return campaign?
- A. NASA
- B. ESA
- C. JAXA
- D. Roscosmos
Which two modules are planned to launch together as the first elements of NASA's lunar Gateway station?
- A. Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO)
- B. International Habitation Module (I-HAB) and ESPRIT
- C. Lunar Terrain Vehicle and Mobile Base
- D. Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System
What is the main significance of NASA's Artemis II mission for human deep space exploration?
- A. First crewed landing at the Moon's south pole
- B. First crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo program
- C. First mission to place a space station in lunar orbit
- D. First uncrewed test flight of the Space Launch System
Which Artemis mission is planned to carry out the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo, targeting the Moon's south polar region?
- A. Artemis I
- B. Artemis II
- C. Artemis III
- D. Artemis IV
Which asteroid did NASA's Lucy spacecraft fly by in April 2025 on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids?
- A. Eurybates
- B. Donaldjohanson
- C. Polymele
- D. Orus
In which year is NASA's Europa Clipper, launched in October 2024, expected to arrive in the Jupiter system?
- A. 2026
- B. 2028
- C. 2030
- D. 2032
What was the primary goal of NASA's VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)?
- A. Map the distribution and concentration of water ice at the Moon's south pole
- B. Study volcanic activity on Mars
- C. Test nuclear-electric propulsion for deep space travel
- D. Observe solar flares from the L1 Lagrange point
What is the main scientific purpose of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope?
- A. Study dark energy and exoplanets through wide-field infrared surveys
- B. Monitor Earth's climate in real time
- C. Search for life in the subsurface ocean of Europa
- D. Run microgravity experiments aboard the ISS
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