Space Physics

Galaxies are vast collections containing billions of stars, planets, and massive clouds of gas, dust, and ice. Understanding galaxies is a key part of astronomy. One important tool for studying them is classification—grouping them into a few different categories. 

Did you know the Earth is travelling around the Sun at nearly 107,000 kilometres per hour?

Our Solar System contains the Sun, 8 planets, and many small objects like dwarf planets, moons, and as

Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. Most are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This area of our Solar System is known as the Asteroid Belt.

Ever wondered how heavy or light you would feel on another planet in our Solar System?

Is gravity the same everywhere? Experiment with how the ball reacts in each of the Solar System locations by dropping or throwing the ball. How similar or different is each location to Earth?

Every year, the Earth completes one orbit of the Sun and every year, you have a birthday!