Book Suggestions Astronomy for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiment That Really Work, by Janice VanCleave. Using common down-to-earth objects, these out-of-this-world experiments will help your kids discover the scientific principles behind the sun, moon, stars, and planets. Each pretested … [continue reading]

Asteroids Asteroids are made up of rock and iron like the four planets closest to our Sun. Juno, the third asteroid ever discovered, September 1, 1804, was first spotted by astronomers early in the 19th century. It orbits the … [continue reading]

Calendar of Events Days of Air & Space Calendar searches by month or date. The Solar System Ambassador Program lists an event calendar. Check for events near you! For details about a specific event, contact the Ambassador directly. The Space … [continue reading]

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Space Music Have you ever wondered what the Sun would sound like if you could hear it? Hear the Sun Sing. Space News Headlines. View this year’s headlining science news from NASA.

Space Games The Chandra X-ray Observatory has been NASA’s flagship mission for X-ray astronomy. They have a few printable games including mazes, crosswords and a 24-page coloring and activity book with general information on X-ray astronomy, Chandra and the STS-93 … [continue reading]

Experiments Galileo was probably the first to look closely at the way objects fell down to Earth. He demonstrated, contrary to some ancient claims, that heavy and light objects fell at the same rate. Do your own experiment with gravity… [continue reading]