The sun is very, very far away! 🌞 It's so far that if you tried to drive there in a car, it would take more than 170 years—even if you drove non-stop, day and night!
But don't worry, the sun's light reaches us in just 8 minutes. That's faster than you can eat your breakfast! 🥞
The oldest thing in the world is a rock from space called a meteorite! 🌠 It is even older than dinosaurs! These rocks have been flying in space for billions of years before landing on Earth.
Another very old thing is the stars in the sky. They shine so bright and have been there for a very, very long time! ✨
Earth is round like a big ball because of gravity! 🌍 Gravity pulls everything towards the center, making it round. Imagine squishing a snowball in your hands—it becomes round too!
Our planet is very big and heavy, so gravity makes it nice and round, just like the Moon and the Sun!
Astronauts sleep in special sleeping bags that are attached to the walls of the spaceship! 🌟 Since there is no gravity in space, they can sleep anywhere—even floating in the air! But they use sleeping bags so they don't float away while sleeping.
They also wear cozy pajamas and sometimes listen to soft music to help them fall asleep. 🎶
🌞 The Sun is like a big, friendly giant holding a magical rope! It pulls the planets around it because it's very heavy and strong. Just like how you spin a ball on a string, the Sun keeps the planets spinning around it!
✨ The planets don't fall into the Sun because they're moving super fast, like a merry-go-round! 🎠
Pluto used to be called a planet, but scientists decided it was too small and didn't act like other planets. 🌟 Now, it's called a "dwarf planet"—a tiny planet that lives far away in space!
Pluto is so small that it's even tinier than our Moon! 🚀 But it's still special because it has a big heart-shaped spot on it. ❤️
A galaxy is a huge group of stars 🌟, planets, and space dust that all stick together because of gravity. Imagine it like a big, sparkly city in space! Our home, the Earth, is in a galaxy called the Milky Way 🥛.
Galaxies come in different shapes—some look like spinning pinwheels, and others are round like balls!
A shooting star 🌠 is not really a star! It's a tiny piece of rock or dust from space that falls into our sky. When it moves very fast, it gets hot and glows brightly like a little sparkle ✨. It looks like a star is falling, but it's just a space visitor saying hello!
Next time you see one, make a wish! 🎋
Satellites stay in space because they are moving super fast! 🚀 Just like when you swing a ball on a string, it goes around and around. Satellites zoom around the Earth so quickly that they don't fall down. 🌍✨
They are like little space cars driving in circles around our planet!
Astronauts eat special food in space! 🍽️ Because there's no gravity, their food floats away if it's not packed right. So, they eat from pouches or tubes, and sometimes use magnets to hold their forks and spoons! 🌌
They also have to be careful not to let crumbs float around—imagine chasing your sandwich in space! 🥪