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Hast du schon einmal in den Nachthimmel geschaut und dir vorgestellt, was da draußen sein könnte? Du bist nicht allein! Das fragen sich die Menschen seit Tausenden von Jahren.

¿Alguna vez has mirado al cielo por la noche y te has imaginado lo que podría haber ahí fuera? Algunos veían héroes y monstruos formados por estrellas y contaban historias sobre ellos.

Learn about the phenomenon of a solar eclipse just in time for the Great American Eclipse that will take place on April 8, 2024 in this title in the Who HQ Now series featuring newsmakers and trending topics. Just in time for the third North American total solar eclipse of the twenty-first...

Einmal richtiger Astronaut oder Astronautin sein? Davon träumen Leo und seine große Schwester Laila schon lange. Dass sie von einer intelligenten, aber auch recht eigensinnigen Rakete kurzerhand mit auf ein großes Weltraum-Abenteuer genommen werden, das hätten sie sich nicht träumen lassen. So betrachten die Geschwister die Erde von oben, besichtigen die Internationale Raumstation, schweben über dem Mond, unterhalten sich mit Mars-Robotern und schließen fern in den Weiten unseres Sonnensystems Freundschaft mit einer kleinen Prinzessin.

Space technology helps us learn more about our world, solar system, galaxy, and beyond! From NASA’s incredible inventions that we use in our everyday lives to rovers that explore distant planets, listeners will learn about all kinds of technologies with this series.

Welcome to "A Small Blue Dot - An Artificial Journey Through the Solar System", a children's book about the adventures of Lina and her robot friend Sam as they explore our solar system. This book was created utilizing generative artificial intelligence (e.g., OpenAI ChatGPT & Dall-E, MidJourney, Jasper.AI and Smurf.AI) as an experiment to better understand the role of artificial intelligence for creativity. Lina and Sam's journey takes them to the far reaches of space, where they encounter all manner of strange and wonderful things.

In this this thrilling entry into the Scientists in the Field series, follow scientists as they search for dangerous asteroids in space, study asteroids that have crashed into the ground, and strive to prevent an asteroid strike if one ever threatens our planet. Asteroids bombard our atmosphere...

What do you know about the Moon? Give curious kids a first look into space.

What do you know about Mars? Give curious kids a first look into space.

What do you know about stars? Give curious kids a first look into space.

What do you know about the sun? Give curious kids a first look into space.

What do you know about astronauts? Give curious kids a first look into space.

Discover some of the many contributions women, people of color, immigrants, and people with disabilities made to space exploration. From an engineer in the control room to a mission specialist that went on four space flights, these heroes are transforming how we think of space.

What do you know about planet Earth? Give curious kids a first look into space.

Growing up in the 1920s on a dirt-poor farm in North Dakota, Mary Sherman's life was filled with chores—until she finally began school and discovered she loved to learn. Mary excelled at science, especially chemistry, and leaped at the chance to work in a laboratory during World War II designing rocket fuels. And when the US decided to enter the space race, Mary was chosen over her male colleagues to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite.

On January 28, 1886 the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after lift-off. This unexpected disaster took the lives of seven people.

Did you know that any object that revolves around a larger object in space is called a satellite? The Earth revolves around the sun, so the Earth is a satellite. The moon revolves around the Earth, so the moon is a satellite.

Do you think it’s possible for people to live in space someday? Kids will learn about Skylab, a 118-feet-long laboratory that was launched into space on May 14, 1973.

Vad är månen gjord av egentligen? "Ett ägg värpt av en utomjording" säger Naina. "En stor ostboll", kontrar Madhav. Hur löser man en sån diskussion? Man drar ut i rymden och kollar helt enkelt! Men Naina och Madhav får skynda sig tillbaka. Middagen är snart klar. "Stjärnäventyret" är en häpnadsväckande resa bland skimrande enhörningar och gråtande drakar. En radiopjäs med musik och ljud för att fördjupa dig ännu mer i berättelsen.

Do you like to work with others? Are you good at math and science? If so, you might want to consider becoming an astronaut.