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2. 88 Officially Recognized Constellations - NASA

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   Learn about the 88 officially recognized constellations and their significance in astronomy on NASA's webpage.

3. What are constellations? - NASA

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   Constellations can be a useful way to help identify positions of stars in the sky. Constellations have imaginary boundaries formed by "connecting the dots" and all the stars within those boundaries are labeled with the name of that constellation. However, keep in mind that constellations are not real objects; they are just patterns as seen from ...

4. Constellations - NASA

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   2. Read several short examples of myths explaining constellations. There are several short myths on-line in the Universe activity section of StarChild. For a longer, more in-depth introduction, read a book such as Quillworker: A Cheyenne Legend by Terri Cohlene. 3. Show picture examples of constellations. Materials: • 8.5 by 11 white paper

5. StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - NASA

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   StarChild is a learning center for young astronomers ages 5-13 to learn about the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, and the universe beyond. Use the links above to explore the site's topics. If you are looking for something a bit more advanced (ages 14+), then head on over to Imagine the Universe! This site is intended for students in grades ...

6. How do planets and their moons get their names? - NASA

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   Answer: The official names of planets and their moons are governed by an organization called the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU was established in 1919. Its mission is "to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation". Its individual members are professional astronomers ...

7. What causes a "falling star"? - NASA

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   These showers are given names based on the constellation present in the sky from which they appear to originate. For example, the Leonid Meteor Shower, or Leonids, appear to originate in the constellation Leo. It is important to understand that the meteoroids (and therefore the meteors) do not really originate from the constellations or any of ...

8. Star Art - NASA

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   Initiate a discussion of constellations by reading to students (or directing them to read for themselves) the introduction to the Star Art activity found in Universe Level 2 of StarChild. Explain that many star groups were named for the people, animals, and objects our ancestors imagined seeing when they looked at the stars.

9. Who figured out the Earth is round? - NASA

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   Answer: It has actually been known that the Earth was round since the time of the ancient Greeks. I believe that it was Pythagoras who first proposed that the Earth was round sometime around 500 B.C. As I recall, he based his idea on the fact that he showed the Moon must be round by observing the shape of the terminator (the line between the ...

10. Star Art - An Introduction to Myths of Different Cultures - NASA

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    1. A Shawnee Indian Myth. A group of young sisters happily danced in a circle in the sky. They were seen from Earth by a brave and magical hunter named White Hawk, who wished to have one of them for his wife. White Hawk disguised himself as a field mouse, went to the heavens, and crept close to the dancing sisters.

11. StarChild: The Solar System - NASA

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    The Sun is the center of the solar system. It contains 99.8% of all of the mass in our solar system. Consequently, it exerts a tremendous gravitational pull on planets, satellites, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. Astronomers believe the solar system formed 4.5 billion years ago. However, they differ in their beliefs about how the system formed.