Did You Know: Space – Will we go back to the moon? People haven’t visited the moon since 1972. However, since then we have sent spacecraft there and learned a lot more about the moon. There are plans for astronauts to return to the moon in the future and build a base, where they could … Read more
Did You Know: Space – Can you go on vacation to space? So far, fewer than 600 people have traveled into space. Of those, only a few have not been scientists. At the moment, lots of companies are developing new ways to send us on space vacations. Wish you were there… One day you could … Read more
Did You Know: Space – What is space mining? Space is full of things that could be useful to humans. Asteroids, for example, have the ingredients that we could use to make rocket fuel. In the future, humans may mine, or dig, on asteroids to find these ingredients and help us explore farther into space. … Read more
Did You Know: Space – Is there anyone else out there? So far we have only found life on Earth, but the universe could be full of life we haven’t yet discovered. An organization called SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) is trying to find out if there is anyone else out there. Allen Telescope Array … Read more
Did You Know: Space – What is space junk? Everywhere humans go, they leave garbage—and that includes space! Space junk is the garbage left over from things we have sent into space. These things are either broken or no longer needed. There are millions of pieces of space junk orbiting our planet. Parts of rockets … Read more
Did You Know: Space – How far have we traveled in space? Humans have sent spacecraft to visit every planet in the solar system, as well as the dwarf planet, Pluto. We have also visited the asteroid belt, landed on a comet, and seen the moons of other planets up close. Jupiter Several spacecraft have … Read more
Did You Know: Space – Why do we put satellites in space? Traveling around the Earth high above you are hundreds of satellites. These are machines that have been launched into space to orbit the Earth. Satellites do many useful jobs such as helping us forecast the weather, letting us use cell phones, and taking … Read more
Did You Know: Space – Have we been to Mars? Humans haven’t yet been to Mars because we don’t have the technology to do so. However, we have sent robots to investigate the Red Planet. Curiosity is a NASA rover that has been exploring Mars since August 2012. It is helping us understand if life … Read more
Did You Know: Space – What happens when things go wrong in space? Sometimes things don’t go as planned when astronauts are in space. However, lots of people back on Earth work with astronauts to help them get through any emergencies, as happened with the Apollo 13 mission… Crew Apollo 13 was meant to be … Read more
Did You Know: Space – What is mission control? The work that astronauts do would be impossible without mission control. It is a place where many people work to help space missions and astronauts in space. People work in mission control every hour of the day, every day of the year. Keeping watch There are … Read more
