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2021 in Art Challenges

Here are some of the art challenge selections from 2021!

User submitted drawing of auroras in a black sky.

Allie, 7

User submitted drawing of bees flying around some tree branches with blooming flowers.

Arya

User submitted drawing of a colorful sky ranging from purple to orange.

Kenny, 8

User submitted drawing of palm trees in front of a sunset.

Kimberly

User submitted drawing of a Mars rover on Mars and Earth in the distance.

Jaewon, 7

User submitted drawing of stars drawn with rainbow marker on a black background.

Scarlet, 9

User submitted drawing of Jupiter with three of its moons, creatures on one of the moons and the Juno spacecraft.

Aditi, 7

User submitted drawing of Jupiter, moons and the Juno spacecraft on a black background.

Naisha, 5

User submitted drawing of the Statue of Liberty on the left and Jupiter on the right.

Andrea, 13

User submitted drawing of the asteroid belt on the left and the Lucy spacecraft observing some asteroids on the right.

Naisha, 5

User submitted drawing of a meteor shower over a city at night.

Abigail, 10

User submitted drawing of some meteors approaching Earth.

Rebecca, 7

User submitted drawing of the Moon with a witch, candy and pumpkin in front of it.

Eric, 5

User submitted drawing of an astronaut on the Moon looking down at Earth which has a pumpkin, ghost, candy and tombstone on it.

Zahraa

User submitted drawing of the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx approaching Earth with a thought bubble indicating it is holding an asteroid sample.

Maria

User submitted drawing of a bucket of rainbow colored material.

Naisha, 4

User submitted drawing of a creature next to a robot on another planet.

Chu, 4

User submitted drawing of a NASA branded robot on another planet.

Juliana, 11

User submitted drawing of the Sun with Earth and Mars in the distance.

Kerri, 18

User submitted drawing of a blue planet with yellow streaks in the sky around it.

Yaliz, 11

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Games
Illustration of scissors that links to the Space Place Crafts menu.
Crafts
Illustration of a hand that links to the Space Place Activities menu.
Activities
Illustration of a play button that links to the Space Place Videos menu.
Videos
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Glossary
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Mystery
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