Astronomy: Age 9
9 illustrated Astronomy lessons for Age 9.
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Why we have day and night The Earth spins around like a top, one full turn every day. The side facing the Sun has day, and the side turn… -
Why Day Turns Into Night The Earth spins like a top, making one full turn about every 24 hours. The side facing the Sun has day, the si… -
Earth Turns in Space Earth spins around an imaginary line called its axis. The half facing the Sun is lit, and the other half is da… -
Day and Night Earth turns like a spinning top about once every 24 hours. The half facing the Sun has daylight, and the half … -
Eight Planets Around the Sun Eight planets travel around the Sun. The four small rocky ones stay close to the Sun, and the four far ones ar… -
Our Star and Its Planets A single star sits in the middle, and planets travel around it on circular paths. The planets farthest from th… -
Earth's Yearly Orbit Earth travels around the Sun on a long, almost circular path. It takes about one year to go all the way around… -
One star among many The Sun is a star, and it is only one of a huge number of stars. Those stars are gathered into a galaxy, and t… -
The Moon's Borrowed Light The Moon does not make its own light. We see different moon shapes because the Sun lights one half of the Moon…