We have learned about the universe the same way people have always learned about the universe – by people looking up and saying …
By looking at the stars, we have learned about...
Things in space are very far apart.
If the Earth were the size Bill Nye shows us, the Sun would be how far away?
Some of those points of light in the night sky are _______________ that look like a single point of light that are so far away.
What is the fastest thing in the universe?
A light year is...
If the Sun is the size of a miniature soccer ball and is placed on the goal of a soccer field, the next star would be how far away?
What is a constellation?
One of the easiest stars in the sky to find is...
What do radio telescopes study?
Eratosthenes was the first person to determine...
Since the show started, the light coming out of your TV set has travelled how far?
It will take light at least forty years to reach the nearest star.