Space

Space

1. Telescopes

   • The first time the telescope was used to see into space was by Galileo Galilei

2. Planets

   • Mercury
     • Venus
       • Jupiter
         • Uranus
           • Uranus is one of the ice giants
         • Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It can fit more than 1, 000 earths into it.
       • Venus is the brightest star seen in the night sky in earths atmosphere.
   • Mars
     • Earth
       • Saturn
         • Neptune
           • Neptune is also one of the ice giants
       • Moon
         • Different Phases
           • The moons Phases were discovered by Galileo Galilei
         • Has Craters
         • The moons different phases repeat in a cycle
       • Only discovered planet with life
       • The planet we live on
   • Planets can be discovered by Telescopes
   • You can travel and find different planets with rockets

3. Rockets

   • A Rocket has: An External Tank, two Solid Rocket Boosters and an Orbiter

4. Stargazing

   • The brightest star you can see is actually a planet named Venus

5. Constellations

   • Depending on where you are, Constellations can be either upside down or the right way up
   • There is a constellation just like the big dipper but with a lid that is called the ursa minor. It is meant to look like a small bear cub.

6. Observing the night sky

7. Night and day

   • There is an Equinox twice every year
     • An Equinox is when night and day are both of equal length

8. Seasons

   • The tilt of the earth is what causes the seasons
   • When the south pole is furthest from the sun it is called the winter solstice
   • When the south pole is closest to the sun it is called the summer solstice