Return to the StarChild Main Page Go to Imagine the Universe! (A site for ages 14 and up.)

Constellations can be a useful way to help identify positions of stars in the sky. Constellations have imaginary boundaries formed by "connecting the dots" and all the stars within those …

Star Art - An Introduction to Myths of Different Cultures Star watching has occupied humans from the earliest times. Our ancestors studied the night sky and saw shapes and patterns among …

Constellations Introduction: 1. Review the difference between a star, a constellation and a galaxy 2. Read several short examples of myths explaining constellations. There are several short …

May 14, 2018 · StarChild is a learning center for young astronomers ages 5-13 to learn about the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, and the universe beyond. Use the links above to explore …

Return to the StarChild Main Page Go to Imagine the Universe! (A site for ages 14 and up.)

StarChild Question of the Month for August 1999 Question: What causes a "falling star"? Answer: A "falling star" or a "shooting star" has nothing at all to do with a star! These amazing streaks …

Procedure: Initiate a discussion of constellations by reading to students (or directing them to read for themselves) the introduction to the Star Art activity found in Universe Level 2 of StarChild. …

Around 350 BC, the great Aristotle declared that the Earth was a sphere (based on observations he made about which constellations you could see in the sky as you travelled further and …

A galaxy contains stars, gas, and dust which are held together as a group by gravity. There may be millions, or even billions, of stars in one galaxy. There are billions of galaxies in the …