Space Physics

Did you know the Earth is travelling around the Sun at nearly 107,000 kilometres per hour?

Our Solar System contains the Sun, 8 planets, and many small objects like dwarf planets, moons, and

Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. Most are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This area of our Solar System is known as the Asteroid Belt.

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?

Ever wondered how heavy or light you would feel on another planet in our Solar System?

Is gravity the same everywhere? Experiment with how the ball reacts in each of the Solar System locations by dropping or throwing the ball. How similar or different is each location to 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.