Fun Science for Kids
Astronomy comes from the greek words “astron” which means star and “nomos” which means the law of. Astronomy is the law of the stars (not to be confused with astrology). Studying the stars has been used for centuries to guide in telling the seasons, navigation of the oceans, and determining our place in the universe. Learning about space helps us find our own place in the universe.
Some of the more recent astronomical observations include discovering the Milky Way, our home galaxy, exists as a separate group of stars. In fact, we only discovered that there were such things as other galaxies in the 20th century!
Since then, however, our knowledge of the universe has expanded as quickly as the big bang (OK, maybe not that fast). Modern astronomy has discovered exciting things such as twin planets, black holes, neutron stars and much much more.
Enjoy your stroll through our Science Happening NOW! astronomy section! Don’t forget to head on over to our kids science experiments section to get earth science and space science astronomy experiments ideas!
While the world is preparing for a long-term space mission to Mars, one thing has scientists thinking. Astronaut’s brains. Experiencing micro-gravity changes a lot of things in our bodies. From the shape of our eyes to our ability to do small motor tasks, our Mission to Mars relies on our ability …
Cassini has flown by Venus, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn and is now taking aim at Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Launched in 1997, Cassini has been orbiting Saturn since 2004 giving us images of our outer solar system. Saturn’s Moon gets a Glamour Shot Images from Cassini have just been released of …
Researches have long wondered where organic molecules, the building blocks of life on Earth, have come from. We have known that radiation bombarded star dust creates organic molecules in space, but wht of some oft he more complex organic molecules? A team from Nasa just noticed that Comet Lovejoy was giving …
The ISS is getting bombarded with micrometeorites, and just last night one chipped a window. Rosie needs to form a plan to make sure no meteorites damage the space station. Can she save the astronauts? Let’s help Rosie find out. The Space Station and micrometeorites are hurtling in orbit together …
The Perseid meteor shower comes around once a year, and it is one of the best. This year we will get an extra stellar look with a moonless sky. Starting the night of August 12 watchers can expect to see about 100 shooting stars per hour during this meteor shower! …
The historic comet landing. After a 10 year voyage Philae landed on Comet 67P – Rosetta’s Stone. Landing on the comet was a feat in and of itself. Armed with harpoons and a broken cold gas thruster it was given the go ahead to land November 12, 2014. The Philae …
Will the moon really be blue tonight?!? Nope. A blue moon does not actually talk about the color of the moon, as one might suspect. It talks about the rarity of the moon. Full moons aren’t rare, and a blue moon is just a full moon. But it has one …
One of Rosie’s First adventure was the Case of the Dark Matter Croonies, where a friend of hers wakes up with dark matter croonies hanging on to him. This causes a whole lot of headaches anything with matter starts being attracted to him. There are even a few close calls …
Seeing the Gas Giants We have had missions to the rocky planets. Venus. Mercury. Earth. Mars. They have all been landed upon. But how can we land when there is no…surface? How can we learn about the atmosphere? Both Jupiter’s or Earth’s? Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab have …