Explore the NSO
Explore the NSO
Come and explore the NSO website with us...
- Hunting for Asteroids - You don't want to miss a thing when it comes to asteroid hunting!
- Try and find out the name for the planet Mars in another language. Share a drawing of Mars with us on social media, with its name in English and the other language.
- Learn about the spin of the Earth and how that gives us day and night.
- Find the Moon - try out our virtual jigsaw the 'Moonsaic' or start your own Lunar diary.
- Say Hello to ATLAS - use data from the Liverpool Telescope to build your own image of the Comet ATLAS or build a model Comet on a Stick.
- What a week, we celebrated the Hubble Space Telescope with 3 amazing activities;
- Count ALL the stars from your home (its easy, honest)
- Weigh the Universe (little bit harder)
- Find out what Hubble looked at on your birthday
- Take a look outside at night and see What's Up There? Have a go at creating a constellation with food.
- Mass Vs. Weight - work out how much you (or an elephant) would weigh on the different planets in our solar system.
- 3 Colour Images - make your own Whirlpool Galaxy!
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We have an online Word Search and Moon Jigsaw, or if you have a printer download the Just for Fun PDF with a Spot the Difference, Word Search and a couple of Astro-Doku puzzles. Don’t worry if you get stuck, here are the answers.
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Learn all about gravity with our fun Gravity Simulator.
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Make your own 3-colour images. With the NSO and the Liverpool Telescope you can create your own breathtaking colourful images similar to what you might see on TV or in magazines.
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Do you have lots of questions about space and not sure where to start finding out the answers? We had a lot of challenging questions given to us in December 2020 by students attending our Christmas event: What would happen if you fell into a black hole? What is a supernova? What is the Universe expanding into? How do you measure the temperature of a star? We've answered these, and many more questions for you. We've grouped the topics into: Exploration, Observing, Planets, Stars, Black holes, the Universe and being an astronomer. Why not learn something new? #LockdownLearning If you have a question you'd like the answer to why not get in touch!
More challenging activities...
- Jupiter's day - Is it lunchtime yet? Calculate the length of Jupiter's day by tracking the Great Red Spot.
- Calculate your age on another planet - Are you old enough for a pension on Venus?
- Weigh the Universe (you will need to count all the stars first, this is the easy part!)
Good luck and don't forget to tag us @SchoolsObs and #ShowTheNSO in any social media posts so we can see what you are all getting up to!