Space Exploration
All about exploring distances far away from the surface of the Earth!
Spinning Earth
Explore this webcam from the PS 48 roof to see changes in the sky over time. Then observe these videos of Earth. How do they show day and night? Weather? What else are you wondering? How can you design a way to test it out?
Stars and Constellations
Constellations are groups of stars. Guess what the closest star to the Earth is? Do some research to find out!
Smart Phone Constellation Apps
Download an apps onto your (or, with permission) your parent's phone, or tablet. One example is Google Sky Map.
The Sun
Without the Sun, most living things would not exist.
Watch this video to see how to sun behaves, or acts. Think about these questions:
- What would the world be like without the sun?
- What is happening in the video?
- How would you feel to travel to the sun?
Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis
Solar Flares
Looking Down on Planet Earth and the Northern Lights
Travel with a satellite high above the sruface of the Earth. Look down and see what the interaction between the solar energy (from the sun) and the Earth's atmosphere do!
Galaxies
A galaxy is a collection of stars, planets, and the dark matter between them all connected together by gravity. They We live in the galaxy called, "The Milky Way."
Watch this video to learn about how our Milky Way galaxy. It is on a 4 billion year collision with another galaxy. Look out!
Measuring the Universe
The universe is where everything lives. All of space, the stars, planets, living beings, dark matter, and things yet discovered by humans.
This video will show you how astronomers, or the people who study astronomy (space), measure distances. Pretty fun. It might be a bit tricky but watch the video a couple of times. Try to answer the questions below.
- What does the word "parallax" mean?
- How does it work to measure the distance to stars?
- What does it mean if the star gets dimmer when you measure the distance?
- What does "standard candles" mean?
Learn about light pollution and help scientists by being a scientist. Measure and submit your night sky brightness observation data!
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