Stars
This star, at the center of our solar system, provides light and heat
What is the sun?
This group of stars forms a recognizable pattern in the night sky and is often named after mythological figures or animals.
What is a constellation?
Earth is the third planet from this star at the center of our solar system.
What is the Sun?
This planet is known as the “Red Planet” because of its reddish appearance in the night sky.
What is Mars?
This constellation is shaped like a “W” or “M” and is named after a queen in Greek mythology.
What is Cassiopeia?
These massive balls of hot gas produce light and heat through nuclear fusion in their cores
What are stars?
This constellation forms a pot like figure.
What is the little Dipper?
Earth is part of this collection of eight planets orbiting the Sun.
What is the solar system?
This planet is closest to the Sun and has a very thin atmosphere, causing extreme temperature swings.
What is Mercury?
This constellation is shaped like a big dipper and is part of the larger Ursa Major, or “Great Bear.”
What is the Big Dipper?
This process powers stars by fusing hydrogen atoms into helium, releasing enormous amounts of energy
What is nuclear fusion?
This famous constellation is known as “the Hunter” and includes the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
What is Orion?
Earth is located in this spiral-shaped galaxy, which also contains billions of other stars and planetary systems.
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
This planet is known for its prominent rings made of ice and rock, and is the second-largest in our solar system.
What is Saturn?
This constellation, also known as the “Water Bearer,” is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
What is Aquarius?
Our Sun belongs to this class of stars, which are medium-sized and burn hydrogen steadily during the longest stage of their lives
What are main-sequence stars?
This zodiac constellation, symbolized by a lion, is best seen in the Northern Hemisphere during spring.
What is Leo?
Earth is tilted on its axis by about 23.5 degrees, a tilt that is responsible for this recurring annual phenomenon.
What are the seasons?
This “ice giant” planet has a blue-green color due to methane in its atmosphere and rotates on its side.
What is Uranus?
This constellation, representing a hunter in Greek mythology, is easily recognized by the three stars that form Orion’s Belt.
What is Orion?
When a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel, it can explode in this brilliant event, briefly outshining an entire galaxy.
What is a supernova?
Used for centuries to find true north, this constellation contains the North Star, Polaris
What is Ursa Minor?
Earth orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 93 million miles, a distance also known as this unit of measurement in astronomy.
What is an astronomical unit (AU)?
This distant planet was once considered the ninth planet in our solar system and is now classified as a dwarf planet.
What is Pluto?
This constellation, named after a winged horse from Greek mythology, contains the famous star system called the “Great Square.”
What is Pegasus?