Numeracy

Galaxies are collections of millions, or billions of stars. The Milky Way is the galaxy in which we live, orbiting around it’s centre in a distant spiral arm.

From our viewpoint on Earth, we are the centre of a huge sphere in space. And all the objects in the night sky appear as points on the sphere.

You may know that Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, but do you know how much larger than the Earth it is?

Find out by creating a scale model of each planet in our Solar System!

Connecting with the natural world through topics like space and astronomy may help improve your mental health and wellbeing. Use our guide to take a mindful walk through the entire Solar System.

Did you know that what you weigh depends on the strength of gravity? And did you know that the strength on gravity on other planets is not the same as on Earth?

Every year, the Earth completes one orbit of the Sun and every year, you have a birthday! And during a year, the Earth rotates 365 times on its axis and we experience 365 sun rises and sun sets.