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Fun Facts: Did you know?

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Why the Sky Is Blue (But Sunsets Are Red)

Sunlight looks white, but it's actually all colours mixed together. Blue light bounces around in the atmosphere, turning the whole sky blue. At sunset, light travels further and the blue scatters away — leaving only the warm reds and oranges.

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The Moon Always Faces Earth

No matter where you are on Earth, no matter what time of night, you are always looking at the same side of the Moon. The other side exists — it's just never visible from Earth. For thousands of years, humans had no idea what it looked like.

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Science for Kids: Why Moon Footprints Last Forever

Footprints on the Moon last millions of years. Why? The Moon has no weather—no rain to wash them away, no wind to cover them with dust. Neil Armstrong's 1969 footprints are still there today, unchanged, because the Moon has no atmosphere to create weather.

Cloudy Nights Stories

The Day We Reached for the Stars

The Day We Reached for the Stars

We once only looked up. Then we built telescopes to see farther, rockets to climb higher, and brave little probes to travel where we could not. A telescope is a long eye. A rocket is a promise. We may be small beneath the stars — but we reach astonishingly far.

Solar system planets: Saturn, Venus, Earth, Mars, Neptune

Spinning Together: Our Solar System

At the center of everything lived the Sun — warm, bright, and very big. All around him spun his enormous, extraordinary family. Planets, moons, comets, and more. Different in every way. Bound together by gravity, and traveling as one.

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Cloudy Night Stories: The Moon and Human Imagination

Look up. The Moon has watched us forever. We've seen faces, rabbits, gods in its glow. We've measured it, mapped it, walked on it. It's a rock 384,400 km away—yet it pulls our tides, lights our nights, and holds our dreams.

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Astronomy Stories: The Universe That Kept Growing

Once, everything in the universe was cozy and close, like a warm blanket. Then it took a slow breath. In… out… and space began to stretch. Galaxies drifted apart. Light traveled farther. The universe wasn’t breaking—it was growing, making room for stars, planets, and us. 🌌

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Astronomy Stories: The Sleepy Cloud That Learned to Shine

Long ago, in the quietest corner of space, a sleepy cloud drifted. Not fluffy, but huge—made of tiny bits of gas and dust. Little by little, the pieces pulled closer. Warmer. Brighter. Then—whoosh! The middle lit up. A star was born, shining gold in the dark. ✨

Space Kids Activities

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Before They Stop Looking Up: What Works and What Doesn't

Here's the thing: introducing kids to astronomy isn't about teaching them facts. It's about sparking wonder.

Here Comes the Story: The Day We Walked to Neptune

Here Comes the Story: The Day We Walked to Neptune

Let's make the solar system fit in your neighborhood—and actually understand just how mind-bogglingly empty space really is. Twenty minutes later, we stood in the driveway with the weirdest collection of stuff our kitchen had ever produced: a basketball, various fruits, and a single peppercorn.

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The Day We Shrank the Universe to Fit on a Football Field

We walked 4 miles to show how far the nearest star is—if the Sun was a grain of sand. At that scale, our galaxy stretches from New York to LA, and the universe is larger than Earth itself. Space is impossibly vast, but that's exactly what makes it worth exploring. Maybe someday, we'll get there.

Book Reviews

astronomy books, There's No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe

There's No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe

If you're looking for a way to get your kid excited about space without diving into complicated science stuff, this book nails it. Written by Tish Rabe in classic Seussian style, it makes learning about the solar system fun and accessible for ages 4-8.