Astronomy: Age 8

5 illustrated Astronomy lessons for Age 8.

Earth's Yearly Loop Earth travels all the way around the Sun once every year. That repeating trip brings the seasons around again.…
Moon Around Earth The Moon is a rocky ball that travels around our planet Earth. One full trip around Earth takes a little more …
Dust That Grew Into Planets Tiny rocks and dust in a young star's disk bumped into each other. They stuck together and grew bigger and big…
Earth Turns in Sunlight Earth is a ball in space that turns around a line through its middle. As it turns, the Sun lights one side whi…
Three Kinds of Planets Planets are not all the same. Some have rocky surfaces, some are giant balls of gas, and some are cold icy gia…