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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the cluster Westerlund 2 and its surroundings has been released to celebrate Hubble's 25th year in orbit and a quarter of a century of new discoveries, stunning images and outstanding science.
Whether your child is studying the planets or just has an interest in the bigger universe out there, solar system projects are an excellent way to have fun and learn something new at the same time. Craft projects can help kids learn about outer space in a fun way that is hands-on.
The Hubble Space Telescope is taking spectacular new images after its last ever overhaul by astronauts in May 2009.
These Space Crafts for Kids are out of this world! Great projects for the space enthusiast, or for a space theme day at school! Make sure you check back with us frequently, we're always adding new craft ideas! Make sure you check out our Free Space Printables from our Sister Site busybeekidsprintables!
The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System (Jupiter contains most of the rest). It is often said that the Sun is an "ordinary" star. That's true in the sense that there are many others similar to it.
The solar system consists of the Sun; the eight official planets, at least three "dwarf planets", more than 130 satellites of the planets, a large number of small bodies (the comets and asteroids), and the interplanetary medium. (There are probably also many more planetary satellites that have not yet been discovered.)
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined a planet as a body in orbit around the Sun that was large enough to have achieved hydrostatic equilibrium and to have cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.
My boys love space! They love looking up at the stars at night, they love talking about how the sun is lava hot, and they love to debate which planet is the coolest. Sometimes it's difficult for me to find a craft that I know my six-year-old and four-year-old will both like, but this week I found it!
A complete guide to the eight planets with facts and information on the various planets, moons and objects in our solar system and beyond.