Astronomy research often beats out other physics fields for headlines in the popular media, but does the general public understand these articles? A recent survey conducted at a science museum aimed to answer that question with six true/false questions. The M-74 spiral galaxy. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI / AURA)- ESA / Hubble Collaboration Overall, the museum goers scored pretty well. We'll go over the results later, but for now it's your turn to take the test. Here's the six true/false questions that researchers recently presented to attendees of the Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia: Questions: True or False? 1. Scientists have discovered planets going around other stars. 2. Scientists know pretty much all there is to know about the Universe. 3. Scientists have found life on Mars. 4. Scientists can calculate the age of the Earth. 5. Scientists can calculate the age of the Universe. 6. Science (peer
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