Kids News - Current Events
Oops! Jupiter Has Lost A Stripe Again!
Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar system is recognizable by its two distinct red strips - One in the Southern Hemisphere and the other in the Northern. However, recent photographs show that the lower strip also known as the Southern Equatorial belt, seems to have disappeared and, this is not the first time it has happened!
Cubesail - A Vacuum Cleaner For Space
While Space research is exciting and crucial to our future well-being, there is a serious and growing concern about the amount of debris we leave behind every time we launch something - be it a rocket, satellite or space station.
Getting Married In Zero Gravity
Tired of the same boring 'earth' weddings, a Brooklyn couple decided to shake things up a little - By getting married aboard a special airplane that stimulates the zero gravity that astronauts experience on space walks.
Are You Ready For A Trip To Space?
When Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, unveiled his commercial space airplane White Knight 2, amidst much fanfare in early 2008, he promised the world that it would be ready to take tourists to Space by late 2009 or early 2010 - and it looks as though he may actually keep his promise.
Budding Scientists Capture Stunning Images From Space
Four Spanish teenagers have just proved that it doesn't take millions of dollars of sophisticated equipment to capture stunning images of our planet from Space - Some perseverance, combined with a little imagination, a helium-filled balloon and an $80 USD digital camera, will also get the job done.
Is He The Next Aladdin?
If you think being an astronaut is all work and no play, you haven't met Koichi Wakata. Every time he goes, he manages to perform at least one fun experiment.
Educators Prepare To Blast Off To Space
When the Shuttle Discovery blasts off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, March 11th, among its crew of seven, will be, Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold II, two former high school science and math teachers.
Space Shuttles For Sale
If you have $42 million USD to spare, NASA is looking for you. Last Wedneday, the US Space Agency announced that it was looking for buyers for two of its three remaining space shuttles - Atlantis and Endeavour, when they are retired around 2010.
Be Sure To Glance Up At the Skies Tonight
Wherever you are tonight, be sure to glance up at the sky, especially as the moon rises. You will be treated to the biggest moon in fifteen years, as it reaches its closest point to planet Earth.
Bears In Space!
Earlier this week, Two cuddly teddy bears MAT and KMS (named using the first initials of the kids that build their spacesuits), each strapped with a friend, made history by becoming the first stuffed animals to fly to Space.
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Video Of The Week - World's Largest Water Balloon Fight