Astronomy current events question: helping NASA find "STEVE"

Astronomy 210L, spring semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)

Kasha Patel, "NASA Needs Your Help to Find Steve and Here's How" (March 14, 2018)
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-needs-your-help-to-find-steve-and-heres-how

NASA and the National Science Foundation's Aurorasaurus project is asking for volunteers to use __________ to report sightings of STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) in the upper atmosphere:
(A) smartphones.
(B) videogame consoles.
(C) cryptocurrency servers.
(D) online image sorting.
(E) binoculars.

Correct answer: (A)

Student responses
Sections 30679, 30680
(A) : 27 students
(B) : 0 students
(C) : 1 student
(D) : 8 students
(E) : 3 students