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GIVE ME SPACE!

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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...

Henry Perraton

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....

Henry Perraton

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...

Henry Perraton

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...

Henry Perraton

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...

Henry Perraton

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...

Henry Perraton

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...

Henry Perraton

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...

Henry Perraton

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...

Henry Perraton

Oct 3, 20202 min read

10. neptune

Neptune is the smallest planet of the 4 outer planets. its radius is 24,622 km and its diameter is 499,244 km. Neptune is the most...

Henry Perraton

Sep 29, 20201 min read

9. Uranus

Uranus is nearly four times larger than earth. This means Uranus can fit nearly 5 earths inside it. Uranus is known as the sideways...

Henry Perraton

Sep 29, 20201 min read

8. Saturn

Saturn is the most distant planet that can be seen with the naked eye. This means you don’t need a telescope to see Saturn! Saturn is the...

Henry Perraton

Sep 28, 20202 min read

7. Venus

Venus is the 2nd planet in the solar system to the sun, but Venus is the hottest. Why is Venus hotter than Mercury even though Mercury is...

Henry Perraton

Sep 25, 20201 min read

6. Jupiter

Jupiter is the BIGGEST planet in the solar system! if you wanted to fill Jupiter with earths you would need 1300 earths to fill the whole...

Henry Perraton

Sep 25, 20202 min read

5. the Asteroid Belt

The asteroid belt is a large circle of space rocks located between Jupiter and Mars. It is made of HUGE asteroids grouped together that...

Henry Perraton

Sep 24, 20201 min read

4. Mercury

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Its surface can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit at daytime but, Because the planet has no...

Henry Perraton

Sep 24, 20202 min read

3. Mars

Mars is a planet that scientists and probes have been studying for years! You might think mars is human friendly, but you are going off...

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Sep 23, 20202 min read

2. The Earth

This article has been updated after I have done a lot more reading. Earth was once believed to be in the centre of the universe and the...

Henry Perraton

Sep 22, 20203 min read

1. The Sun

Welcome to Give Me Space! Today’s blog will feature the Sun. On this journey, throughout space, we will learn about a range of different...

Henry Perraton

Sep 21, 20203 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!

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

10. neptune

9. Uranus

8. Saturn

7. Venus

6. Jupiter

5. the Asteroid Belt

4. Mercury

3. Mars

2. The Earth

1. The Sun

ABOUT HENRY

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