Rogue Planets: Lost in space
Planets. They’re normally big rocks that orbit stars. But actually, some planets, exist out in space away from any stars. Let’s dive in, to rogue planets.
The Universe
The Milky Way: Our Galactic Home
We all know about our planet. And our solar system. But what about our galaxy? What shape is it? What does it look like. Let’s dive in, to the Milky Way.
Dark Matter: Cool name, what is it?
Dark matter is this stuff in our Universe, that we know is out there, but we can’t see. There is lots of it, but we can’t detect it. It’s weird. Let’s dive in.
The Universe: Where are we?
We’re on Earth, in our Solar System, just off-centre in our Milky Way galaxy. We are alongside trillions of other galaxies in the Universe. Let’s dive in.
Dark Energy: A complete mystery
The Universe is expanding. And it’s expanding faster and faster. We call that dark energy. We don’t know what’s going on. It’s so weird. Let’s dive in.
What does space feel like?
What is space like? Most people think they have some idea, but many of the answers are pretty strange. Some bits smell a bit like raspberries. Let’s dive in.
The Earth: Our Blue Oasis
An Earth we’d recognize, with water and oxygen formed 3 billion years ago. It was, and still is, a very special place – nowhere else is like it. Let’s dive in.
The Earth: The troubled teenage years
Earth formed 4 billion years ago. But the early Earth was alien: burning, sulphuric, and hellish. Blue and green were billions of years away. Let’s dive in.
The Solar System: Our little log cabin
Our solar system formed from a spinning disk of gas clumping together about 5 billion years ago. A perfect place for life, around a shining star. Let’s dive in.
The First Stars: Jewels in the Night
The first stars emerged about 1 billion years after the Big Bang from complete darkness. They started making the building blocks of our Universe. Let’s dive in.