By Alexander Chan
SPACE INFORMATION
Everything you
need to know
about space.
Facts and opinions about
space...
Space is full of wonderful things. It has galaxies,
planets, stars and moons. Scientists study space to
find out about how it was created. Nobody knows
how but we do know that space is filled with
astonishing, mysterious and exciting discoveries.
Planets
Planets are formed when a group of
gases or rocks (e.g. asteroids) are
connected. The only planet we know
that has life in the Milky Way galaxy
is the planet Earth. We have one
moon that links to Earth.
A solar system is
formed when a
group of planets
are closed to each
other.
Remember
that our
galaxy is
called the
Milky Way!
There are nine planets
in our solar system.
They are the following:
Mars, Mercury, Venus,
Earth, Saturn, Neptune,
Jupiter, Pluto and
Uranus.
Galaxies

Normally, in galaxies there
is a star that is either a
blue/white, yellow or red
colour. This is called a sun.
The photo below shows a
picture of our sun. Miss
Sefton, can you guess
what colour it is?
The answer
is at the end
of the slide
show...
To form a galaxy, a group of stars and
planets have to be in a great lump.
Just guess how many galaxies there
are in space. Scientists predict that
there are 120 billion galaxies in the
universe. They believe this because
the Hubble telescope has been
focusing on a certain area. The photo
below shows what it looks like.
Astronauts
 Astronauts are space
explorers that study
space. They use
rockets to launch them
up into the night sky.
Here is a labelled
picture of an a stronaut
suit.
Normally an astronaut
would travel to the
moon. They cannot go
to other solar systems or
galaxies because their
rocket’s air tank would
be exhausted.
Scary things about space
Uh oh!
There are some scary things about
space that scientists have
discovered. Scientist discovered
that the Sun might turn into a red
giant and swallow up Mercury.
Bye bye Mercury, see you in the
Sun...
We think that the
Sun will stop using
heat and destroy
itself and that will
be the end of the
sun. Hopefully
that would not
happen in our
lifetime.
Venus
Venus’ atmosphere is mainly carbon
dioxide, the gas that is causing
global warming. Unless global
warming is stopped then Earth might
become like Venus. Venus is the
hottest planet in the solar system.
Do not ever spend a whole day on
Venus because the atmosphere is so
thick, it makes the planet spin slower.
A day on Venus lasts 243 Earth-days.
It is the longest day in the solar
system.
The mighty Sun
The Sun is a million times bigger
than Earth and it’s surface is a
thousand times hotter. It is so hot
that you can only go as far as
1,000,000 km (620,000 miles) away.
The surface of the Sun has dark
sunspots and flames lit 10,000 km
(6,200 miles) into the outer
atmosphere. Sunspots are dark
because they are cooler spots on
the sun. Solar flares are vast
eruptions of hot gases that explode
into space. They produce heat
waves of solar particles that travel
beyond the Earth.
Mercury
Mercury is closest to
the Sun so during the
day it is fiercely hot.
Do you think that
Mercury is hotter
than Venus?
Scientists think that
Mercury might melt
because of its heat...
Jupiter
Jupiter is the biggest planet
in the solar system. It
measures 143,000 km
(87,000 miles) across and is
bigger than all the other
planets put together. All
astronauts see are its stripy
bands of clouds. Scientist
think that under the clouds
is an ocean of liquid
hydrogen.
Distant Pluto
Pluto is no longer
named a planet. It
is so small that
Scientist have
changed Pluto into
a dwarf planet. The
temperature on the
surface of Pluto is a
freezing -230
degrees Celsius.
Saturn
Saturn is the second
biggest planet in the
solar system. The
seven rings are
amazing to fly over,
particularly the outer
ring. This contains
the largest chunks of
ice.
Mars
Mars is quite popular
because lots of
people want to find
out about it.
Scientist believe that
there might have
been life on mars,
years ago. Bacteria
and other forms of
life might once have
existed on Mars.
Earth
Earth is the only planet that has life on. If
you have been in space and you have just
came back to Earth then you would feel
weak. It takes months until you can get
your strength back.
The moon
Earth’s nearest neighbour.
The first astronaut, Neil
Armstrong landed on the
Moon in 1969. The Moon’s
surface is totally bare,
except for the many craters
made by exploding
meteorites. There is no air
on the moon so if someone
stepped on the moon
without a space suit they
would instantly die.
The Sun, the Earth and the moon
The mighty Sun shines light on
the Earth and also shines light
on the Moon because they
have no light source of its own.
We have night and day because
the Earth spins on its axis and
when it is directly facing the
sun it shines brightly on Earth.
This means it is mid-day
(12:00). When the Earth is
facing directly to the moon it is
mid-night (00:00).
How was the Moon formed?
4.5 billion years ago... there were 20 planets. Earth was a
violent world. Violent volcanoes, lava fields and asteroids
raining down from the heavens. Life didn’t exist. Until one
day... the planet Thea... crashed onto the earth! Earth
survived. Thea was destroyed... Thea’s pieces were held by
Earths gravity. Then it formed into the moon!
Order of the planets
People are confused about the order of the planets. Mercury
is closest to the sun.
Mercury: My
Venus: Very
Earth: Energetic
Mars: Mother
Jupiter: Just
Saturn: Served
Uranus: Me
Neptune: Noodles
Pluto: With pepper
What is a star?
A star is basically a ball of gas. A red star
means that it is very cold. A yellow star is hot
but not as hot as a blue or white star. Blue or
white it is VERY hot.
Space hotel
In the future there might be a space hotel that will
be in space! People would have to get used to anti
gravity and normal gravity! It could happen
because no one knows????
Space robots
In the future people also talk about space
robots. Scientist believe that they might be able
to send one up in space and collect information
about OTHER PLANETS!
Unfortunately...
Unfortunately we cannot send up a space robot
or a space hotel until scientist have the right
technology to create them. However, in the
future, scientists may be able to create this
fantastic technology!
Pictures
Answer
Yellow star