GCSE Astronomy

Did you know that our understanding of science and space had gradually been built over thousands of years? Discover the people from the past whose observations and experiments helped us understand our Solar System and

Test your astronomy knowledge while learning about the who's who of ancient to present day astronomy! 

These orbit maps of the inner Solar System are in the wrong places on the calendar! Can you rearrange them so each image is on the correct date?

Though they shine for many thousands, and even millions of years, stars do not last for ever. They ignite, burn, and then run out of fuel and go out. 

Can you match the images of each stage of a star's existence to the correct description?

In 1969, the Apollo 11 mission landed on the Moon.

Rockets are used to send astronauts, spacecraft, or equipment to space. They are a vital part of space exploration and research. But how much do you know about how rockets work?

The word nebula is used to talk about any dusty, fuzzy objects in space but they can be very different things! Can you classify each image into its proper category?

During their lives, stars undergo massive changes. What happens to them depends on how much mass they contain.

Can you put the stages that a low mass star and a high mass star will go through in the correct order on the diagram?

What do you know about classifying galaxies? Challenge yourself with this quiz.

Think you have an astronomical amount of knowledge about space? Test your knowledge using this quiz.