🪐 Planet Experts
This planet has the tallest volcano in the solar system.
Mars (Olympus Mons)
A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the sky is called a ______.
Constellation
This machine explores planets and moons without carrying humans.
Rover
Scientists have never directly seen one of these objects, but they can detect its effects.
Black hole
Moon Patterns
Draw a large moon and fill it with:
Do this for 5 minutes to earn 100 points!
This planet rotates the fastest, completing a day in about 10 hours.
Jupiter
This galaxy contains our solar system.
The Milky Way
The James Webb Space Telescope primarily observes the universe using this type of light.
Infrared light
Most of the universe is thought to be made of dark matter and dark ______.
Energy
Design a New Constellation
Create your own constellation.
Complete this in 5 minutes or less to earn 200 points!
This planet has the strongest winds in the solar system.
Neptune
The nearest star to Earth besides the Sun is this star.
Proxima Centauri
The first reusable spacecraft system developed by NASA was called the ______.
Space Shuttle
The theory that explains how the universe began is called the ______ Theory.
The Big Bang Theory
Calm Planet Coloring
Draw a planet.
Choose:
Do this for 3 minutes to earn 300 points!
This terrestrial planet has a thick atmosphere that traps heat through an extreme greenhouse effect.
Venus
A massive explosion marking the death of a large star is called a ______.
Supernova
Astronauts aboard the ISS appear weightless because they are continually doing this around Earth.
Orbiting (or continuously falling around) Earth
Scientists search for signs of life on planets outside our solar system, called ______.
Exoplanets
Slow Motion Rocket Sketch
Draw a rocket launching into space.
Spend one full minute on:
5 minute or quick draw art challenge to earn your 400 points!
These two planets rotate in the opposite direction of most planets in the solar system.
Venus and Uranus
The center of most galaxies is believed to contain one of these.
A supermassive black hole
This NASA spacecraft became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space.
Voyager 1
The region around a star where liquid water could exist is called the ______ Zone
Habitable Zone (or Goldilocks Zone)
Galaxy Zentangle
Draw a giant spiral galaxy.
Fill sections with:
Focus on the drawing process, not the final product.
5 minutes or less on this is ideal to earn 500 points!