Launched in 1977, the Voyager probes embarked on a journey unlike any in human history. Over four decades later, they ...

Maps can help locate the different land and water features areas of Earth. ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System (6-8) The solar system consists of the sun and a collection of objects, including planets, ...

SpaceX Hits New Milestone with Fram2, the First-Ever Crewed Polar Mission The privately funded Fram2 mission is the first ever to take astronauts into polar orbit—and the latest sign of a “new ...

Visitors to the Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery will start at the icy bodies beyond our solar system, and travel inward to the warm, life-giving sun. Space exploration has opened ...

Uranus, the mysterious ice giant, has 27 known moons, each named after literary characters from Shakespeare and Alexander ...

Join us for an introduction to the night sky, the stars, and constellations. Then we’ll lift off of the Earth to take a tour of the solar system and learn about the other planets that orbit our own ...

How long does light take to reach us from familiar objects? Let's take a quick tour of the solar system, asking at each place how long its light takes to reach us here on Earth. The closest object ...

I find the outer reaches of our solar system fascinating. It’s a place that we know very little about considering how relatively close it is – even its size is up for debate. It’s littered ...

Need a new idea to keep kids entertained? Try stargazing. Free learning activities and videos about the solar system Free learning activities and videos about the solar system Free learning ...