Cool Current Space Missions!
Hubble Space Telescope | Mankind’s Window To The Universe! The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a large telescope in space that is as large as a school bus! It speeds…
The 10 Best Space Themed TV Series 📺
Shows From Out Of This World! Space and the Universe, has fascinated television viewers since the earliest days. The best space-themed TV shows feature out-of-this-world adventures of extraterrestrial beings, far…
The 30 Best Space Themed Movies Ever 📽
Movies From Out Of This World! Space Movies have the ability to transport audiences to distant places and reveal the awesomeness of Space! Whether they are dramas, comedies, space-themed series…
Listening For Whispers Via The Deep Space Network 📡
NASA’s Giant Ears! At the beginning of the Space Age when interplanetary spacecraft missions began to leave Earth, NASA set up the Deep Space Network (DSN) which is a network…
Enjoy These Astronomy Activities & Projects For Children
Have Fun Exploring, Playing & Learning! Most children can’t help but be fascinated by Astronomy and Space in general. I think it’s just the coolest subject out there with so…
The 10 Best Smartphone Space Apps 📱
‘Star Walk Kids - Astronomy for Children’ App! Stroll through the sky with kid-friendly astronomy tool which is a virtual planetarium and education tool that teaches kids about constellations and…
Interesting Facts About China’s ‘Eye Of Heaven’ Telescope
The 500m Radio Telescope Officially known as the ‘Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope’ (FAST), but affectionately known as Tianyan which means ‘Eye of Heaven’, is the world’s largest (filled aperture)…
The Iconic Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescopes
Earth’s Big Ear On Space The Very Large Array (VLA) is an iconic collection of 27 radio astronomy dishes arranged in a ‘Y’ shape high in the New Mexico desert…
Quick Facts About The Mauna Kea Observatories
Earth’s Ideal Telescope Location There are a number of observatories and facilities located near the top of Hawaii’s Big Island of Mauna Kea including the famous Keck Observatory. The location…
Beginners Guide To Telescopes For Kids 🔭
Revealing The Universe Interested in learning about telescopes? Here you can enjoy reading about how they work and their different types. Since their invention in the early 1600’s, telescopes have…