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Over the years, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about planets, comets, asteroids, stars, galaxies, black holes and more, often from kids and sometimes from kids-at-heart. Inside SpaceKids on SPACE.com, you’ll find some great big questions and very simple, straightforward answers about everything from the moon to Mars and beyond into our Milky Galaxy and the universe itself.
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Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?
By Brian Jackson published
Why is space so dark despite all of the stars in the universe? — Nikhil, age 15, New Delhi
Black astronauts celebrate ISS, Artemis 2 moon missions while reflecting on history
By Elizabeth Howell published
Two Black astronauts spoke to Space.com about their experiences in space and what's coming next.
If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?
By Carlton Basmajian published
After a year without people, the sky would be bluer, the air clearer. The wind and the rain would scrub clean the surface of the Earth; all the smog and dust that humans make would be gone.
Could the floating islands in 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' exist?
By Elizabeth Howell published
The latest entry in the Zelda series features floating islands high above the lands of Hyrule. But can we find these features on Earth, or alien planets?
Hours before NASA's Artemis 2 moon crew reveal, I saw a neat slice of space history
By Elizabeth Howell published
Space Center Houston showcases more than six decades of spaceflight history, mapping out how humanity is on the cusp of returning to the moon.
'Black history is American history': NASA celebrates African Americans and space achievements at Smithsonian event
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Black History Month event Friday (Feb. 10) included astronauts, NASA directors and a discussion of why diversity matters, with high schoolers making up much of the audience.
Blue Origin teams up with Shaq to send kids' postcards to space on New Shepard
By Elizabeth Howell published
The four-time NBA champion is reaching for space with Blue Origin's non-profit, Club for the Future.
Spacesuit for women: Fashion is the final frontier in new Kickstarter campaign
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA aerospace engineer Sabrina Thompson's "Girl in Space" organization is building an in-vehicle flight suit designed for women first. It will be tested in a Mars analog next year.
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