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30. Olympus Mons, the largest mountain in the solar system

Hooray! Give Me Space has reached the 30th blog! That is a LOT of blogs! It is halfway to 60! Anyway, today's blog is on Olympus Mons,...

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Sep 25, 20212 min read

29. Supernova's

A supernova is a type of explosion that happens when a star turns VERY old. It is very interesting to see it with your naked eye....

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Sep 14, 20212 min read

28. Dawn the probe

Dawn was the probe that went to both Vesta and Ceres - small asteroid-like bodies in the solar system. Dawn made many interesting finds...

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Sep 2, 20212 min read

27. The Saturn 5 Rocket

This week's blog is all about the Saturn 5 rocket that took people to the moon in the 1960's and 1970's. The Saturn 5 rocket was the...

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Aug 26, 20212 min read

26. Apollo 11

Think way back in 1969. The Internet was not invented. the TV was so blurry and it was a big box. But, NASA managed to get people on the...

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Aug 23, 20212 min read

25. The Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseid meteor shower is a meteor shower that appears to happen every year between July 17 and August 24 which means it goes for...

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Aug 17, 20211 min read

24. Jeff Bezos goes to space (He's a billionaire)

Earlier this year, just after Richard Branson himself, Jeff bezos, the founder of the company amazon went up in his own rocket. His...

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Aug 10, 20211 min read

23. Richard Branson's Trip to Space

Earlier this month, billionaire Richard Branson made his childhood dream of going to space come true. He shot up into space in his own...

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Jul 24, 20212 min read

22. The Winter Solstice

Yesterday was the winter solstice! It was the longest night of the year and the coldest 🥶 night of the year. The Winter Solstice is also...

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Jun 22, 20211 min read

21. Space Shuttle Discovery

I have been looking forward to writing this blog on Space Shuttle Discovery for a long time. I find the space shuttles exciting to think...

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Jun 3, 20211 min read

20. space shuttle challenger

Anyone who was alive in 1986 would remember the space the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. it was a really bad incident for anyone who...

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Apr 20, 20211 min read

19. space shuttle columbia

Space shuttle Columbia was the first space shuttle to go to space. It was a spacecraft that changed peoples lives on its first mission....

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Apr 17, 20211 min read

18. The International Space Station

Imagine being alive one hundred years ago. World war 1 had just finished. The Spanish Flu was spreading around the world. Cars had only...

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Apr 13, 20212 min read

17. Black Holes

Introduction Black holes look like round circles that are black in space. They can suck in anything and, not even light or time can...

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

16. Mission Space Shuttle

Today's blog is on Space Shuttles! I made a YouTube video on Space Shuttles too. Check it out here. Space X is a new company building...

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Feb 20, 20212 min read

15. Is there a ninth planet in the solar system? (hint, it's not Pluto)

Planet Nine, also known as Planet X is a hypothetical planet that is thought to orbit the sun far beyond Pluto. The further you get from...

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Dec 5, 20202 min read

14. the outer solar system

The outer solar system is the part where the biggest planet is found (Jupiter). Jupiter is the 1st planet in the outer solar system. The...

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Oct 23, 20201 min read

13. The Inner solar system

The inner solar system is the part of the solar system that we live in. The mysterious little planets that are in the inner solar system...

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Oct 17, 20202 min read

12. Kuiper belt

The Kuiper belt is located between Neptune and the end of the solar system. it is about 30 astronomical units or, maybe 55 AU from the...

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Oct 8, 20201 min read

11. pluto

Pluto is a dwarf planet that is located in the Kuiper belt. Pluto was discovered on February 18th,1930 by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at...

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Oct 3, 20202 min read

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ABOUT HENRY

I am 11 years old from Melbourne, Australia. I like reading and learning about space and I hope one day I will get to explore space with NASA. I hope you enjoy my blogs. There will be a new one each week. Make sure you subscribe so you will get an email when a new one comes out.

GIVE ME SPACE!

30. Olympus Mons, the largest mountain in the solar system

29. Supernova's

28. Dawn the probe

27. The Saturn 5 Rocket

26. Apollo 11

25. The Perseid Meteor Shower

24. Jeff Bezos goes to space (He's a billionaire)

23. Richard Branson's Trip to Space

22. The Winter Solstice

21. Space Shuttle Discovery

20. space shuttle challenger

19. space shuttle columbia

18. The International Space Station

17. Black Holes

16. Mission Space Shuttle

15. Is there a ninth planet in the solar system? (hint, it's not Pluto)

14. the outer solar system

13. The Inner solar system

12. Kuiper belt

11. pluto

ABOUT HENRY

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