Astronomy: Age 14

6 illustrated Astronomy lessons for Age 14.

The light-year A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. Because space is vast, looking at faraway stars means …
A Beam from the Sun to the Galaxy Light from the Sun reaches Earth in about eight minutes. The next nearest star is more than four light-years a…
Light-Years Across Space A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. It helps measure the huge gaps between the Sun, other …
Moons and Planets in Orbit A moon keeps falling toward its planet, but its sideways speed carries it around instead of into it. The same …
Inside the Sun The Sun is a huge glowing sphere made mostly of hydrogen and helium. It has no solid surface, and its energy c…
Tilted Moon Path A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth. That exact line-up is rare bec…