Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Monday, 5 October 2015
LATEST NEWS!
Supermoon Lunar Eclipse
A supermoon is when there is a full moon orbiting closest to the Earth. It gets 13% bigger.
A lunar eclipse happens when the earth is between the moon and the sun and the three of them are aligned. The moon turns reddish because the light of the sun which passes through the Earth’s atmosphere is reflected on the moon.
by 3A
Thursday, 1 October 2015
LATEST NEWS! Water on Mars!
Water on Mars!
Long, long ago, 20% of Mars was made of water, but it dissolved into space. The only bit left froze and it is now ice. This ice turned into the ice caps found in Mars! A few days ago scientists discovered a bit of salty "more liquid" water. This makes scientists think that there could be life on Mars...
What do YOU think?
by 3C
The Moon
Did you know?
The moon is one more of the three hundred other celestial bodies that circle the planets in the Solar System. It was made of many rocks that were floating around earth and got together.
The Moon doesn't have light. It is like a mirror that projects the light from the Sun to the Earth.
By Katja and Anto 3C
The Sun
Did you know?
The Sun is the one of many stars in space. Is a big ball of gas. Without the heat and light from the Sun, there would be no life on Earth.
It is the closest star to planet Earth. There are stars bigger than the Sun in space, but the Sun is nearer so we see it bigger!
The temperature on the sun is 9939 Fahrenheit. Its heat produces energy.
by Fran, Sol, Caro Anto and Sibi 3C
How and why do Planets move?
Did you know ?
The explorers activity showed how planets orbit around the Sun because the gas that originally formed the Solar System was spinning. The Sun’s gravity and energy is what keeps the planets in orbit.
By Joaco H and Anto 3C
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
What is a Comet?
What is a Comet?
Comets are big balls of ice and rock, leftovers from the beginning of the Solar System, billions of years ago. As comets get close to the Sun, they start melting. The melted ice becomes a gas tail that points away from the Sun. This happens because the Sun’s heat produces a wind called “solar wind” which pushes the tail out.
Written By:
Delfina S (3A), Sarah H(3A), Lucía E (3A),
Camila L (3B), Josefina F (3B), Maia Z (3B),
Mora S (3C), Carolina C (3C), Sibila D (3C)
Monday, 7 September 2015
Why isn't PLUTO considered a PLANET any more?
Did you know that Pluto is no longer considered a planet?
Nine years ago, a group of astronomers decided that Pluto would not be called a planet anymore, but a dwarf planet instead.The 3 criteria (or reasons) for a planet are:
- It orbits around the Sun.
- It has a nearly round shape.
- It has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit.
Although Pluto revolves around the Sun and has a nearly round shape, it has not “cleared its orbital region”. This means that Pluto cannot get other bodies out of its orbit (or path).Large bodies, including Pluto, that do not meet all three criteria are now called “Dwarf planets”.
Written by: Juan A. (3A), Luca N. (3A), Felix H. (3A), Conrado S.P. (3B), Miklos A. (3B), Agustin C. (3B), Vicente B. (3C), Agustín S. (3C) and Tomas M. (3C)
Thursday, 3 September 2015
How old is the Solar System ?
When doing research today, I found out that the Solar System is about 4,500,000,016 years old!
(Georgia D - 3C)
That is a lot of candles to blow out!
Friday, 14 August 2015
WELCOME TO SPACE NEWS!
Welcome to our Space News Blog!
Every Week three kids from every Year 3 will work together to share some interesting piece of news, information, or fun fact they have learnt about Space!
Keep your eyes open for our Space news!
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