Siam Astronomy Youth Project
All dates, opening times, closing times, review periods, announcement times and contact deadlines for this activity are based exclusively on Thailand Standard Time — ICT (UTC+7).
Unless otherwise specifically announced by Siam Astronomy, official date changes take effect at 00:00 ICT (midnight at the beginning of the stated day).
Siam Astronomy officially opens the Dinosaur & Science Communication Giveaway as part of the Siam Astronomy Youth Project.
This free online science activity connects the appeal of Jurassic World with scientific reasoning about dinosaurs, extinction, geological evidence, asteroids and planetary defense.
Participants must complete all 20 questions and follow all participation requirements below.
The activity officially opens at 00:00 ICT on 5 October 2026.
Entries will remain open throughout 3 November 2026 and will officially close when the clock reaches 00:00 ICT on 4 November 2026.
This provides a complete 30-day participation period beginning at midnight on 5 October 2026 and continuing through the end of 3 November 2026.
This activity offers one prize only.
Siam Astronomy will select one recipient from all eligible entries received across all official Siam Astronomy platforms combined.
There is not a separate recipient for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, the Siam Astronomy website or any other platform.
ONE SIGNED COLLECTIBLE
Isabella Sermon Signed Funko Pop! Movies: Maisie No. 1215
From Jurassic World Dominion.
Funko Pop! Movies: Maisie, No. 1215
Signed by Isabella Sermon
Character-name inscription: “Maisie Lockwood”
From Jurassic World Dominion
Quantity: 1 signed collectible
Retail value stated by Everest Autographs: US$119.99
The signed collectible was donated by Everest Autographs for this specific Siam Astronomy Youth Project activity.
The US$119.99 figure is the retail value stated by Everest Autographs for the signed collectible and is provided for informational purposes.
One eligible participant will be selected to receive this prize. The selection is based on the published merit criteria and is not a random draw.
For this activity, Siam Astronomy has included available prize and signing imagery provided by Chris Wyman / Everest Autographs, together with Siam Astronomy activity branding.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
An entry that is missing any question or required subpart will not be eligible for selection.
- Follow or subscribe to Siam Astronomy.
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Share or repost the official activity announcement publicly and
include the statement:
“I follow Siam Astronomy.”
Please also include:
#SiamAstronomy
#SiamAstronomyYouthProject
#DinosaurScienceGiveaway -
Submit your answers beginning at
00:00 ICT on 5 October 2026.
Answers must be submitted before 00:00 ICT on 4 November 2026.
This means entries are accepted throughout 3 November 2026.
Number your answers clearly from 1–20.
If a platform's comment-length limit requires several comments, continue in replies under your initial comment and clearly label each part. -
Address every requested explanation and subpart.
Research is encouraged. Explain the information in your own words and identify reliable supporting sources where useful. - Follow any additional platform-specific instructions accompanying the official activity post.
ALL-PLATFORM SELECTION
Eligible submissions may be received through different official Siam Astronomy platforms.
All eligible entries will be considered together as one combined activity.
Only one selected recipient will receive the signed Isabella Sermon Maisie No. 1215 Funko Pop.
Posting answers on more than one platform does not create additional prizes and does not guarantee additional consideration.
SELECTION AND REVIEW
Siam Astronomy will review eligible entries based on:
- Correctness
- Scientific accuracy
- Clarity
- Reasoning
- Relevance
- Completion of all 20 questions and required subparts
- Completion of the participation requirements
- Compliance with the activity rules
Likes, shares, views and follower counts will not determine the selected recipient.
The selection is merit-based and non-random.
There will be one selected recipient only across all participating platforms combined.
Siam Astronomy reserves the sole and final authority to determine eligibility, review eligible submissions and select the recipient according to the published merit criteria, participation requirements and activity rules.
All eligibility determinations and final selection decisions are made solely by Siam Astronomy.
The decision of Siam Astronomy is final.
Public participation officially closes at 00:00 ICT on 4 November 2026.
The formal review period begins immediately at 00:00 ICT on 4 November 2026.
Siam Astronomy will review eligible submissions from all participating platforms and verify that all required questions, subparts and participation steps have been completed.
The review period continues until the scheduled public announcement at 00:00 ICT on 6 November 2026.
PUBLIC SELECTED RECIPIENT ANNOUNCEMENT
The one selected recipient is scheduled to be announced publicly at 00:00 ICT on 6 November 2026.
At the same official time, Siam Astronomy plans to release the official answer key and formally conclude the initial selection process through Press Release 006.
To identify the selected recipient publicly, Siam Astronomy may publish the selected participant's:
- public username or account handle
- public display name
- publicly visible profile picture
- platform on which the eligible entry was submitted
Only information already publicly visible on the participant's account may be used for the public selected-recipient announcement.
Siam Astronomy will not intentionally publish the selected participant's private home address, private telephone number, private email address or other private delivery information.
Participants must not post their home address, telephone number, private email address or other sensitive contact details in public comments.
72-HOUR CONTACT REQUIREMENT
The selected participant must contact Siam Astronomy privately within 72 hours of the official announcement.
Because the announcement is scheduled for 00:00 ICT on 6 November 2026, the 72-hour contact period will expire at 00:00 ICT on 9 November 2026.
Private contact will be used to verify the selected participant and arrange prize delivery.
If the selected participant has not contacted Siam Astronomy by 00:00 ICT on 9 November 2026, the prize will be considered unclaimed.
Siam Astronomy may then cancel the original selection and open a new selection round in December 2026.
The exact opening date and other dates for any December round will be announced separately.
Unless that future announcement states otherwise, any officially announced December date will also take effect at 00:00 ICT (UTC+7).
ABOUT THE ACTIVITY
Siam Astronomy Youth Project
Siam Astronomy is an independent Thai educational media project covering astronomy, space, science and technology.
The Siam Astronomy Youth Project uses online media and educational activities to encourage curiosity, scientific reasoning and accessible science communication for young audiences.
Everest Autographs
Everest Autographs is a celebrity autograph company operated by Chris and Courtney Wyman.
For this activity, Everest Autographs donated the signed Isabella Sermon Funko prize.
The activity itself is organized and administered by Siam Astronomy through the Siam Astronomy Youth Project. Everest Autographs is the prize supporter.
The Siam Astronomy x Everest Autographs designation identifies support for this specific activity only. It does not describe a permanent partnership or wider corporate affiliation.
OFFICIAL 20-QUESTION SCIENCE CHALLENGE
The questions use straightforward science knowledge, short explanations and research-based reasoning.
They are designed so a motivated young participant can answer them using reliable sources.
No formulas or numerical calculations are required.
The official answer key will remain private throughout the participation and review period.
SCIENCE CHALLENGE | 01–05
01 — The dinosaur extinction event
About how many million years ago did the asteroid-linked mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous occur, and which dinosaur group still survives today?
02 — The Chicxulub crater
What is the name of the impact crater linked to the end-Cretaceous extinction, and where is it centred?
03 — Evidence for an asteroid impact
Name two examples of evidence scientists use to support the idea that a large asteroid struck Earth at the end of the Cretaceous.
04 — What happened after the impact?
Give one way the Chicxulub impact reduced sunlight reaching Earth's surface, and explain one effect this had on plants or food chains.
05 — Pterosaurs and dinosaurs
Were pterosaurs dinosaurs? Briefly explain how pterosaurs and dinosaurs were related.
SCIENCE CHALLENGE | 06–10
06 — Birds are living dinosaurs
Why do scientists describe modern birds as living dinosaurs?
07 — Meteoroid, meteor and meteorite
Match each term to the correct situation:
- a small natural rock in space
- the bright phenomenon seen as it passes through the atmosphere
- a piece that survives to the ground
08 — The 2013 Chelyabinsk event
Did the Chelyabinsk object need to make a giant crater to cause damage?
State what caused much of the damage and injuries.
09 — Can carbon-14 date dinosaur fossils?
Could carbon-14 reliably date a dinosaur fossil that is about 70 million years old?
Give a short reason.
10 — Amber and dinosaur DNA
Why does a well-preserved insect in amber not automatically mean scientists have usable dinosaur DNA for cloning?
SCIENCE CHALLENGE | 11–15
11 — What is an asteroid?
In simple terms, what is an asteroid, and what does it orbit?
12 — What is a near-Earth object?
What does NEO stand for, and what kinds of Solar System objects can be classed as NEOs?
13 — What does PHA mean?
What does PHA stand for?
Does being labelled a PHA mean an asteroid is certain to hit Earth?
14 — What is planetary defense?
Name two things scientists or space agencies do as part of planetary defense against possible asteroid or comet hazards.
15 — What was DART?
What does DART stand for, and what planetary-defense idea was the mission designed to test?
SCIENCE CHALLENGE | 16–20
16 — DART's target
What was the name of the small asteroid moonlet that NASA's DART spacecraft intentionally hit?
17 — Didymos and Dimorphos
What larger asteroid does Dimorphos orbit, and did this asteroid system pose an impact threat to Earth during the DART test?
18 — How did scientists know DART worked?
What measurable change in Dimorphos after the impact showed that DART had changed its motion?
19 — What is a kinetic impactor?
Explain a kinetic impactor in simple words.
Why would a spacecraft deliberately collide with an asteroid?
20 — Communicating a possible impact
If scientists report a 1% chance of an asteroid impact, does that mean an impact is certain?
Name two useful next steps scientists should take before making stronger claims.
OFFICIAL TIMELINE — THAILAND TIME (ICT, UTC+7)
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00:00 ICT 5 October 2026 |
Activity officially opens |
| 5 October – 3 November 2026 | 30-day public participation period |
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00:00 ICT 4 November 2026 |
Participation closes after the full day of 3 November; formal review begins |
| 4–6 November 2026 | Review of eligible entries from all participating platforms |
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00:00 ICT 6 November 2026 |
One selected recipient announced publicly Official answer key released Press Release 006 issued Initial activity selection formally concluded |
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00:00 ICT 9 November 2026 |
72-hour private contact deadline for the selected recipient |
| If unclaimed | Siam Astronomy may open a new selection round in December 2026. Dates and details will be announced separately. |
For avoidance of doubt: “through 3 November 2026” means entries remain open for the entire calendar day of 3 November in Thailand and close when the clock reaches 00:00 ICT on 4 November 2026.
OFFICIAL ACTIVITY POSTS
View the official Siam Astronomy activity posts:
PRESS AND PARTICIPATION CONTACT
Atipat Lauwapong
Activity administration, selection and media enquiries
siamastronomy@gmail.com
www.siamastronomy.com
General company and autograph enquiries
info@everestautographs.com
everestautographs.com
One eligible participant from all participating platforms combined will be selected to receive the Isabella Sermon signed Funko Pop! Movies: Maisie No. 1215 with “Maisie Lockwood” inscription.
Retail value stated by Everest Autographs: US$119.99.
The selection is merit-based and non-random.
Siam Astronomy reserves the sole and final authority to determine eligibility and select the recipient according to the published activity rules and merit criteria.
All official activity times are based on Thailand ICT (UTC+7).
Science, astronomy, space and educational communication for young audiences.
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