
What Are Constellations? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · There are a few different definitions of constellations, but many people think of constellations as a group of stars. Often, it's a group of stars that looks like a particular shape in the …
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CONSTELLATION | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · CONSTELLATION What Are Constellations? Learn more about what these groups of stars can (and can’t) tell us about our place in the universe. explore Glossary explore Glossary for …
Make a Star Finder | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · A constellation is group of stars like a dot-to-dot puzzle. If you join the dots—stars, that is—and use lots of imagination, the picture would look like an object, animal, or person.
What Is a Meteor Shower? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · Meteor showers are named for the constellation where the meteors appear to be coming from. So, for example, the Orionids Meteor Shower, which occurs in October each year, appear to be …
Universe | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · Answer your questions: What is the Big Bang? What is a black hole? What is a planet? What is gravity?
Asteroid or Meteor: What's the Difference? - NASA Space Place
Sep 25, 2025 · An asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun. Asteroids are smaller than a planet, but they are larger than the pebble-size objects we call meteoroids. A meteor is what …
What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday? - NASA Space Place
Oct 11, 2024 · What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?The Hubble Space Telescope has orbited around Earth for over 30 years, taking lots of pictures of outer space. Want to find out what Hubble …
What Is a Galaxy? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · What Is a Galaxy? The Short Answer: A galaxy is a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity. We live on a planet called Earth …
How Does GPS Work? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Ancient sailors used the constellations in the night sky to figure out where they were and where they were going. Today, all we need is a simple hand-held GPS (short for Global Positioning System) …