The Young Chronicle: For 1st Graders 21st November, 2014 | Page 2

YOUNG CHRONICLE November 21st, 2014 THE YOUNG CHRONICLE The Space Story the universe. Rambo and Pranks have always been inquisitive about Space. They are very excited about the idea of Aliens. In fact Rambo dreams about Aliens pretty often. But the study of space involves much more than finding Aliens. Take a look at the picture of the Milky Way, on page 6. If you aren’t a subscriber yet, click on ‘full version’. HAPPY 25, HUBBLE! Space study is important to know more about the Earth itself, and about Earth’s past and future. Rambo was very curious about what NASA stands for, because every time he reads about space, he comes across this word. What is NASA? NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA is a United States government agency that is responsible for Space exploration started in the world in 1957 with the science and launch of a Russian satellite. NASA was created a year later, technology related in 1958. NASA’s job wasto air and space.space exploration to oversee U.S. and research. What’s Beyond Our Solar System? After understanding what NASA Does, Rambo and Pranks our two very curious kids, were keen to know what’s beyond the 8 planets in our Solar System. To this mumma told them that there were many more Suns, which had a system of planets revolving around them. So there were many Solar Systems in the Universe. Millions of solar systems together made galaxies, and there were millions of galaxies in If you look up in the sky, you sometimes see many stars. But many times, you can only see a few. That’s because when you look at stars from the Earth, you have to look through the thick, warm and polluted air. Which is why Scientists have installed a telescope right outside the Earth’s atmosphere, which takes a picture of the universe in much greater detail. A telescope helps see things that are very very far away. This telescope is called the Hubble Telescope. It is named after a famous scientist Edwin P. Hubble. The Hubble Space has been in space for about 25 years. In fact, preparations of its 25th birthday have already begun. A replica of the teliscope has been created and stationed in New York for people to see. The Hubble telescope takes pictures of planets, stars and galaxies. To read the ‘FUN FACTS’ related to the Hubble Telescope, go to Page 5. If you aren’t a subscriber yet, click on ‘full version’ to get access to Did you know that Earth is a part of the Milky Way Galaxy? It is called Milky Way because it looked like a white arc around the Earth when scientists realised it was our galaxy. page 5.