July 16, 2008

Astronomy And The Universe - A Look At Home!

Today, we are going to fly so high, and travel through our home the universe. Come join me as we take a look at the vastness of our Universe and what it entails exactly.
As we look outside through the window, up at a night sky. We find the Universe has painted the sky with stars. These shinning objects seem so small. There are thousands! And during daytime, we also see a big one close to home - our Sun!
Imagine getting into your spaceship sitting in the garden. You power up, out into space. As you go higher, you can see the Earth. As the Earth gets smaller, we can see our Solar System.
The Solar System is made up of several planets which make up our system. First we see the Sun, then the inner planets Mercury, which seems scorched by the Sun. Next we see the planet Venus. Then we see home, the Earth. From there we see Mars, and then the outer planets.
The outer planets make up Jupiter, Saturn with its famous rings. Then we see Uranus, and Neptune. We also can see the very small dwarf planet - Pluto.
As we reach higher, we can now see a distance, […]

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