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Astronomy current events question: galaxy supercluster "Hyperion"

Astronomy 210L, fall 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!)
Olga Cucciati and Calum Turner, "Largest Galaxy Proto-Supercluster Found" (October 17, 2018)
eso.org/public/news/eso1833/
The Very Large Telescope discovered "Hyperion," a gigantic __________ that formed in the early universe.
(A) brown dwarf.
(B) antimatter cloud.
(C) a gravity wave node.
(D) supercluster of galaxies.
(E) supermassive black hole.

Correct answer: (D)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186
(A) : 0 students
(B) : 0 students
(C) : 2 students
(D) : 16 students
(E) : 1 student

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