Space

Explore what's out there...

Click on the links below to learn more about our amazing solar system!


Spot the Space Station! The International Space Station (ISS) routinely flies overhead, so look up!

How will I know if I'm seeing it? The ISS will look like a very fast moving, very bright light. It will be too high for a plane to fly, and be brighter than almost anything else in the night sky. Satellites move more slowly and don't shine as bright. They are fun to spot too!

Click the link to find out when you can see the International Space Station fly overhead: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=United_States&region=South_Carolina&city=Greenville#.YFieeq9KjIU


Mars Perseverance: The NASA roving robot, Perseverance, landed on Mars after it's 7 month flight from Earth. Its mission is to look for signs of past life, water, and chemicals that would allow humans to survive on Mars. NASA and Space X would like to send astronauts to Mars in the next few years!

Click here to see what Perseverance is up to: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/images/


Planets:

How much do you know about the planets in our solar system?
https://www.space.com/16080-solar-system-planets.html