Can you save an egg astronaut from a sticky end? Test different materials to find out which protects an egg the best from a rocket launch and a crash to the ground! We used a mini baking soda and vinegar powered rocket, but you could also try this activity with a water powered bottle rocket…
Did you know that the Earth is about 3 million miles closer to the sun in winter than in summer? This year (2026), Earth is closest to the Sun on Saturday, 3rd January. This specific point in the Earth’s orbit is called perihelion. The point in Earth’s orbit at which the Sun is farthest from…
A few years ago, I helped a local school create a space science day. We had a whole afternoon of Tim Peake and International Space Station themed activities. The idea was to take the children on a journey starting with whole class film canister rockets, followed by a docking with the ISS game, and then an…
Have you ever wondered how far Jupiter is from Mars or Venus from Earth? Our handy calculator makes it easy to find out! All distances are average and approximate, as it’s difficult to be accurate with such large distances. Planets are also at different distances from each other depending on where they are in orbit…
The Moon doesn’t make its own light. We see it because light from the Sun reflects off the lunar surface, but why does the Moon look white? If you could actually stand on the Moon, it would look mostly grey with areas of brown and yellow, depending on the minerals present. The Moon appears white…
Rockets are a great STEM challenge in any form, as the end result is usually impressive, and success is easy to measure. This simple air rocket launcher is inexpensive and very easy to create. It’s a great STEM challenge or science activity for home or school. Once you’ve made an air rocket launcher, take a…
This simple science project shows you how to make a model of an eclipse to visually demonstrate what’s happening between the Sun, Earth and Moon during a solar or lunar eclipse. A solar eclipse model is a fantastic science project for home and school, especially just before or after an eclipse! You’ve probably noticed shadows…
This DIY stomp rocket is one of the simplest things I’ve ever made and works amazingly well! Even our heavy kitchen roll and cardboard rocket flew high up into the air. All you need to make your own stomp rocket is an empty 2-litre plastic bottle, plastic tubing and paper. It’s that simple! Once the…
It’s hard to believe it’s been over 50 years since astronauts first landed on the moon, and that the last time astronauts ventured as far as the Moon was 1972! The Moon landings were just the start of human space exploration. In 1971, the first space station was launched into orbit. In 1979, Pioneer 11…
To answer this question, you first need to understand how sound travels on Earth. In very basic terms, sound travels from the source of the sound to our ears by vibrating air molecules. Sound waves need a medium to travel through. Space is a mostly empty vacuum, so there’s no medium for sounds to travel…
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