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Astronomy is a branch of science that researches everything in the universe beyond our Earth's atmosphere. This includes things like other planets in our solar system, moons, stars, and even distant galaxies and black holes.

Dr. George Carruthers
Aviation
Spaceflight
Astronomy
Behind the scenes
People
Records and Firsts
Science
Society and Culture
Technology and Engineering
War and Conflict

Astronomy is a branch of science that researches everything in the universe beyond our Earth's atmosphere. This includes things like other planets in our solar system, moons, stars, and even distant galaxies and black holes.

Dr. George Carruthers

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Astronomy Careers: More Than Meets the Eye

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A young person looks through a telescope during a nighttime observing event.
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At Home Astronomy: How You Can Observe the Night Sky

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A map showing constellations in the night sky.
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Virtual Planetarium Show

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A book cover for a book called "How Ravel Stole the Sun," with a raven flying on it. The image has an artistic style that suggests the story relates to Indigenous pacific Northwest cultures.
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Story Time: How Raven Stole the Sun

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A multitude of stars packed together in a dense region of space, shining brightly in the surrounding darkness. A bright blue cloud in the lower half of the image with pitch black patches appearing within the cloud—areas which are so dense with matter that they block the light of distant stars.
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Interstellar Animation: Stop Motion With Students Professional Development Session

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Vega Solar System Probe Bus and Landing Apparatus at the Udvar-Hazy Center
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Space Science

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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A photo of of exploring the planets gallery. A large sign reads Tour the Solar System and planets hang from above.
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Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Flights of Fancy Field Trip Pre and Post Visit Materials - Space Walk - Spanish A mixture of experiment and activites to expand learning on the Space Walk Storytime. Learn about space scientists and about the tools they use. The activities connect to Standards of Learning https://s.si.edu/SpaceWalkPreandPostVisitMaterials_es_us Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Astronomy, Moon (Earth), Telescopes, Solar System, Spaceflight

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 Flights of Fancy Story Time Field Trip Pre and Post Visit Materials - Tortoise and Hare - Spanish A mixture of experiments and activities to expand the learning on the Tortoise and Hare Rocket Race Storytime. Learn about the Moon and the Space Race. Activities connect to standards of learning. https://s.si.edu/TortoiseandHareRocketRaceFieldTripPreandPostMaterials_es_us Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Astronomy, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Records and Firsts, Spaceflight

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 My Path: From Intern to Astrophysicist, Dr. Kelly Korreck Solar Physicist Dr. Kelly Korreck tells the story of her career from a young University of Michigan undergraduate student to being a Solar Physicist for the NASA Parker Solar Probe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9dg3HU7hs0 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Astronomy, Behind the scenes, People, Satellites, Stars, Sun, Technology and Engineering, Telescopes, Women

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 Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Pluto's Secret" Book Talk Tune in to a special Flights of Fancy Story Time interview with the authors of the children's book Pluto's Secret. https://youtu.be/KHiQiL5K9po Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Astronomy, Science, Small solar system bodies, Solar System

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 Flights of Fancy Story Time: "The Day the Earth Stopped Spinning" This story is about the orbiting and revolving Earth. https://youtu.be/ABY6SD0FMMg Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Astronomy, Solar System, Science

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 Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Stuff Between the Stars" Author Sandra Nickel and Illustrator Aimee Sicurro discuss and read their book The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe https://youtu.be/a2fNUe5zD4w Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Art, Astronomy, People, Women

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